NATO war against Yugoslavia (English Operation Allied Force, Operation Allied Force) - NATO's military operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the period from March 24 to June 10, 1999, during war in Kosovo.
reason for the intervention of NATO troops has been called a wave of ethnic cleansing in the region.
The operation was completed on the Kosovo war. Control over the region switched to the forces of NATO and the Albanian authorities.
Night June 12, 1999 Russian paratroopers of Russian peacekeeping forces Ahead of NATO troops entered the territory of Yugoslavia. Forced marches from Bosnia and Herzegovina they have taken Slatina airport near Pristina, and a few hours to the same profits and units of other foreign armies.
While commanding NATO forces in Europe, U.S. General Wesley Clark ordered British Gen. Michael Jackson, commander of grouping in the Balkans, to capture the airfield before Russian, an Englishman replied that he is not going to start third world.
Subsequently, a famous British singer James Blunt, who served in 1999 in the NATO group, testified about the order of General Clark recapture the airfield from Russian troops. According to him on the radio sounded the team: "Shoot to kill, to destroy the Russian!" Blunt Squad already started to storm, when followed by an order of General Jackson for its abolition. In this case, Blunt announced that he would not shoot at the Russian even under threat of tribunal
0 comments:
Post a Comment