Yugoslav Army order of battle, March 1999
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The Yugoslav Army order of battle, March 1999 covers military forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War of 1999 between Yugoslavia and NATO.
Command
- Ex-Supreme Commander of the Army of Yugoslavia: Slobodan Milosevic
- Ex-Chief of Staff: General of the Army Dragoljub Ojdanic
- Ex-Deputy Chief of Staff: General Svetozar Marjanović
- 46th Security Motorized Brigade
- Guard Brigade
- Infantry School Centre
- OMJ School Centre
- Artillery School Centre
- Diver Training Centre
1st Army
The Yugoslav 1st Army was headquartered in Belgrade and responsible for the northern portion of the country under the command of Major General Srboljub Trajkovic. The 1st Army maintained major bases in Belgrade, Pancevo, Novi Sad, Sombor, Kragujevac, Sremska Mitrovica, Sabac, and Valjevo.
- Yugoslav Mechanized Corps
- * 252nd Armoured Brigade at Kraljevo (transferred to Kosovo as part of the Pristina Corps during the war)
- * 1st Mechanized Brigade (Regular)
- * 2nd Mechanized Brigade (Regular)
- * 3rd Mechanized Brigade (Regular)
- * 35th Mechanized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 1st Mixed Artillery Brigade
- Novi Sad Corps
- * 36th Armoured Brigade (Regular)
- * 12th Mechanized Brigade (Regular)
- * 453rd Mechanized Brigade (Regular) at Sremska Mitrovica
- * 18th Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 506th Infantry Brigade
- * 45th Light Infantry Brigade
- * 127th Light Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
- * 16th Mixed Artillery Brigade
- * 24th Mixed Artillery Brigade
- * 16th Mixed Antitank Brigade
- * 2nd Military Police Battalion
- Belgrade City Defense Command
- * 151st Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 153rd Light Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 505th Light Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 22nd Mixed Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
- * Cetiri Brigade
- * 150th Light Motorized Regiment (Reserve)
- * 22nd Mixed Antitank Regiment (Reserve)
- Drina Division at Valjevo
- * 544th Motorized Brigade (Regular)
- Danube Division at Zrenjanin
- * 14th Light Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- Yugoslav Special Forces Corps at Pancevo
- * Yugoslav Guard Motorized Brigade at Belgrade
- * 63rd Paratroop Brigade at Nis
- * 72nd Special Brigade "Cobras" and "Hawks"
- 1st Army direct reporting units
- * 152nd Mixed Artillery Brigade
- * 401st Air Defense Rocket Artillery Brigade at Dobanovac
- * 149th Air Defense Rocket Regiment
- * 240th Air Defense Rocket Regiment
- * 310th Air Defense Rocket Regiment
- * Special Purpose Units Command
- * 5th Military Police Battalion
2nd Army
The Yugoslav 2nd Army was headquartered in Podgorica and was responsible for the southern portion of the country under the command of Major General Milorad Obradović with chief of staff Brigader General Jagos Stevanović. The 2nd Army maintained major bases at Podgorica, Danilovgrad, Niksic, Uzice, Cacak, Novi Pazar, Raska, and Kremna.
3rd Army
The Yugoslav 3rd Army was headquartered in Nis and was responsible for the central portion of the country under the command of General Nebojša Pavković. The 3rd Army maintained bases at Nis, Pristina, Krusevac, Leskovac, Vranje, Pirot, Prokuplje, and Kursumlija.
- Nis Corps
- * 211th Armoured Brigade (Regular)
- * 2nd Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 4th Motorized Brigade (Regular)
- * 805th Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 50th Light Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
- * 203rd Mixed Artillery Brigade (Reserve)
- Lescovac Corps
- * 89th Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 135th Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 13th Light Motorized Brigade (Reserve)
- * 21st Mixed Anti-tank Brigade (Reserve)
- * 42nd Mixed Anti-tank Brigade (Reserve)
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