Yugoslavia JNA peacekeepers

[TANK]

Sorry guys, I must go now. In two days i will post some more. I got dificulties with my computer.

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On this photo (up) somebody wrote: Buffano, Cliveback and I, Sana - Yemen UN HQ, oct. 1963.

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And here is my cap, beret (yugo production) and badges from yugo UN misions.

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On tha badge is writen:

J.R. GAUNT

BIRMINGHAM

ENGLAND

If you want more photos, please let me know.

regards, J.

[Michael Johnson]

Very nice. The uniforms do indeed look like the period Canadian bush jacket and pants.

[leigh kitchen]

What is the badge on the beret please?

[TANK]

It's the first type of UN badge - Emergency force. Sebastian got a better picture.

[sebastian]

Tank, can you show us a photo of under side of visor cap? Are there any markings on it?

Thanks in advance.

[TANK]

Yes, there is a small label with some markings:REG.NO.UK SO/HQ/8605 SIZE 7

[Yildirim]

Congratulations, fantastic pictures!!

Tank, do you probably know where could I find the list with names of all Yugoslav soldiers who were in UNEF mission (mainly I'm interested on air forces)?

[Michael Johnson]

Yilderim, I'm not sure that the Yugoslavian Air Force provided any personnel. Air support for both the UNEF and UNYOM missions was provided by the Royal Canadian Air Force - DHC Otters, Dakotas, and later the DHC Caribou.

[TANK]

I must agree with Michael, no air force on the misions just army. Yilderim, I don't know for such a list, sorry.

[Yildirim]

OK, thanks to both of You. I thought that Yugoslav air forces were there too, but obviously I'm wrong :blush:

[SasaYU]

Some pictures of the mission of Yugoslavia i have found:

Edited November 19, 2009 by SasaYU

[theairbornebrat]

Two UNEF medals, which are still mistery for me. I will be thankfull for any information about them.

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Hi, these are not UNEF medals, probably replicas, as all UN medals have "IN THE SERVICE OF PEACE' inscribed on the back.

[theairbornebrat]

Again- i learned something very new here. Thanks for posting. I had no idea that Yugoslavia had been so active in the Un peacekeeping operations. There's quite a bit about them in the UN sites.

Yugoslav soldiers arriving in the Siani on May 8, 1961.

The Yugoslav troops were with the UNEF since its inception in 1956. My father was with the force between 1957 and 1959 with the Indian contingent and I have photographs of him with some Colombian and Yugoslav officers at that time and he states that they were present with the first Indian contingent who had arrived in 1956.

[theairbornebrat]

Some UNEF pins. These pins were presented to soldiers who took part in UNEF mission. There are different dates on these badges. These dates indicate year when the soldier served in the mission. On my pins there are the following dates: 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1967.

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I possess the one with 1956-1960 inscribed on it..... gifted to my father who was with 1 Para Battalion of the second Indian contingent by his Yugoslav friends in the UNEF.

[sebastian]

These medalions are realy not medals. As Gordon Craig and Kevin in Deva have alredy said, they are mementos or souvenirs. In mean time I have found out that these medalions are part of keychains. Here in the following picture you can see how such keychain looks

[SasaYU]

UNEF 1956. El-Arish , Egypt

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Participation of JNA (Armed forces of Yugoslavia) in UN peacekeeping operations:

UNEF I (1956-1967)
UNYOM (1963-1964)
UNIMOG (1988-1991)
UNTAG (1989-1990)
NABEM (1989-1991)