The organization of the command system in Operation Oluja took place via two levels of command relations: full command deriving from legal authority and operational command or operational control as delegated authority of command of assigned forces.
Full command was executed according to the organizational structure of the armed forces, all deriving from legal authority of the appointed commanders. Operational command or operational control as delegated authority of command of assigned units was executed in order to effectively organize the command and control system and carry out assigned tasks resulting in the grouping of forces and organizing task forces for the conduct of the operation. Although the military district commanders enjoyed the freedom to choose the mode of organizing the forces, the most common way was the establishment of operational groups organized under a particular military district. Operational groups generally included a larger number of brigade and regiment-level maneuver units.
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The operational design of the Operation Oluja was relatively straightforward. The military strategic objective of the operation was to defeat the SVK in the area of Dalmatia, Lika, Kordun and Banija. The main idea, approved at the meeting of President Tuđman with the military commanders in the Brijuni Islands on 31 July 1995, was to organize an enduring defense in the eastmost and southmost part of the Republic of Croatia. In all other parts of the battlefield where the Croatian forces were in contact with forces at the UNPA borders, the forces were to engage in decisive offensive strikes on multiple selected
Full command was executed according to the organizational structure of the armed forces, all deriving from legal authority of the appointed commanders. Operational command or operational control as delegated authority of command of assigned units was executed in order to effectively organize the command and control system and carry out assigned tasks resulting in the grouping of forces and organizing task forces for the conduct of the operation. Although the military district commanders enjoyed the freedom to choose the mode of organizing the forces, the most common way was the establishment of operational groups organized under a particular military district. Operational groups generally included a larger number of brigade and regiment-level maneuver units.
Aiming to execute successful strategic-level command and carry out Supreme …show more content…
The operational design of the Operation Oluja was relatively straightforward. The military strategic objective of the operation was to defeat the SVK in the area of Dalmatia, Lika, Kordun and Banija. The main idea, approved at the meeting of President Tuđman with the military commanders in the Brijuni Islands on 31 July 1995, was to organize an enduring defense in the eastmost and southmost part of the Republic of Croatia. In all other parts of the battlefield where the Croatian forces were in contact with forces at the UNPA borders, the forces were to engage in decisive offensive strikes on multiple selected