Order of Battle
The HV and the HVO fielded Operational Group Rujani, a combined force controlled by the HV Split Corps under command of Lieutenant General Ante Gotovina. The Operational Group comprised approximately 8,500 troops arranged in two groups—directed against Bosansko Grahovo and Glamoč. The HVO troops were deployed against Glamoč, while the HV force was arrayed in both Glamoč and Bosansko Grahovo areas. The defending force consisted of approximately 5,500 troops drawn from the VRS 2nd Krajina Corps, commanded by Major General Radivoje Tomanić. The 2nd Krajina Corps was supported by the Vijuga battlegroup put together by the RSK 7th North Dalmatian Corps and initially deployed to the Bosansko Grahovo area as a 500-strong unit in late 1994. The area was additionally reinforced following the HV's Operation Leap 2 in June 1995 using three VRS brigades deployed to Bosansko Grahovo and Glamoč. The units deployed by the VRS themselves were strengthened by platoons and companies transferred from seven different brigades of the VRS 1st Krajina Corps and from three additional brigades of the VRS East Bosnian Corps.
| Corps | Unit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Split Corps | 7th Guards Brigade | Facing Bosansko Grahovo |
| 1 company of the 114th Infantry Brigade | ||
| 81st Guards Battalion | In the Šator Mountain area | |
| 3rd Battalion of the 1st Guards Brigade | ||
| elements of the 1st Croatian Guards ¸Brigade | ||
| Special police of the Bosnian Croat Ministry of Interior | ||
| 2nd Guards Brigade, strengthened by Gavran-2 special forces company | Facing Glamoč, HVO force | |
| 3rd Guards Brigade | ||
| 60th Guards Airborne Battalion | ||
| 22nd Sabotage Detachment | ||
| 4th Guards Brigade | Held in reserve | |
| 2nd Battalion of the 9th Guards Brigade | ||
| 1st Battalion of the 1st Guards Brigade | ||
| Reconnaissance-Sabotage Company of the HV General Staff |
| Corps | Unit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Krajina Corps | 3rd Petrovac Light Infantry Brigade | In Bosansko Grahovo area |
| 9th Grahovo Light Infantry Brigade | ||
| RSK Vijuga battlegroup | ||
| 3rd Serbian Infantry Brigade | In Glamoč area | |
| 5th Glamoč Light Infantry Brigade | ||
| 7th Kupres-Šipovo Motorized Brigade |
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