Greek volunteers in army of Republic of Srpska

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The Greek Volunteer Guard (Serbian: Грчка Добровољачка Гарда, Greek: Ελληνική Εθελοντική Φρουρά) was a unit of Greek volunteers that fought in the Bosnian War on the side of the Army of the Republika Srpska. Some members of the unit are alleged to have been present in the area of the Srebrenica Massacre and reportedly hoisted a Greek flag over the town on Ratko Mladić's instigation.

The first detachment of Greek volunteers in Bosnia arrived in 1993. In March 1995, the Greek Volunteer Guard (ΕΕΦ), a contingent of one hundred Greek paramilitaries formed at the request of the Chief of Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army Ratko Mladić, became a regular fighting unit of the Drina Corps with its own insignia, a white double-headed eagle on a black background. The unit, led by Serb officers, was based in Vlasenica, a town in the Drina Valley.

Some of the volunteers allegedly had links with Golden Dawn (Χρυσή Αυγή), a Greek nationalist political party accused as being neo-nazi by their opponents, while others were mercenaries[citation needed]. They were allegedly motivated to support their Orthodox brothers in battle.

Archbishop Seraphim of Athens had invited Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić to visit Athens in 1993. At a rally attended by some Greek politicians, Karadžić proclaimed: "We have only God and the Greeks on our side."

With Radovan Karadzic (in centre)
In 2002 the Dutch NIOD report on Srebrenica described how the Greek Volunteer Guard, or GVG, unit had hoisted the Greek flag over Srebrenica after the town's fall, citing video footage of the event and excerpts from intercepted Bosnian Serb army telephone communications that included Gen. Ratko Mladić's specific request for the Greek flag to be hoisted over the town to honour "the brave Greeks fighting on our side." The Report also revealed that the Greek government had sent shipments of light arms and ammunition to the Bosnian Serb army between 1994 and 1995.

According to a report by Agence France Presse (AFP), a dozen Greek volunteers were alleged to have fought alongside Serb forces during the time of the Srebrenica massacre. The GVG's involvement in the attack on Srebrenica was reported and several of the volunteers were interviewed in the Greek media.


Images of Greek Volunteer Guard

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With Ratko Mladic (Greek hatt)

With Radovan Karadzic, president of Republic of Srpska


Easter 1995




Coffee time



Eastern Bosnia



In visit with injured friend

LONG LIVE GREEK-SERBIAN BROTHERHOOD

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Images, part 2.

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Coats of arms of Greek Volunteer Guard

Acknowledgements to Greek Volunteers from Vlasenica municipality

Book of Kiriakos Katarios ''Journey of Volunteers''

Majevica 1995, brothers in arms



Snow time

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Images, part 3.

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Eastern Bosnia, 1995





Near Sarajevo

[GoneWithTheWind]

Nothing to take pride in. Rip to all victims of Srebrenica <3

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Greek Volunteers and Golden Dawn members during operations in the Srebrenica massacre, July 1995

[Pausanias]

Thank you very much for the images. May God bless these defendors of Orthodoxy.

[Albobalboa]

Good thread, too many Greeks try to dodge this one due to the image that Bosnian Serbs have gotten after the civilian targetings in that war.

Never forget the brave Greeks fighting to their very last breath in slaughtering and raping civilians in Bosnia.

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[Skerdilaid]

Interesting, most look like your typical Balkan gypsies.

[catgeorge]

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