The Yugoslav Wars, with Deborah Frances White
Conflict of Interest
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Is the Croatian Badge a Frog With a Gun?
The International Criminal Trial pointed out there were about 86 different paramilitaries that were operating alongside the Six Warring factions. There was also a greater number of people who were even outside of those groups, but they weren't acting autonomously. A gentleman observing in former Yugoslavia decided to keep track of these vast numbers of these different paramilitary units as well as the actual units of the warring factions and the badges that they produced themselves for their unit. So why is the Croatian badge a frog with a gun? That's a very good question. I think the crucial thing actually is more on the red and white checks. Some of the things you see here are a mixture of badges that give you a
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