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|unit_name=Battalion for Special Operations "Hawks"
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|native_name=Батаљон за специјалне операције "Соколови"
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|type= [[Special operations]]<br>[[Counter-terrorism]]
|type= [[Special operations]]<br />[[Counter-terrorism]]
|branch= [[72nd Brigade for Special Operations]]
|branch= [[72nd Brigade for Special Operations]]
|dates= September 29, 1992
|dates= September 29, 1992
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[[File:PT Sokolovi upad 2.jpg|thumb|Members of Battalion "Hawks" at [[Batajnica Air Base]] during the ''Sloboda 2017'' exercise.]]
[[File:PT Sokolovi upad 2.jpg|thumb|Members of Battalion "Hawks" at [[Batajnica Air Base]] during the ''Sloboda 2017'' exercise.]]
The '''Вattalion for Special Operations "Hawks"''' ({{lang-sr|Батаљон за специјалне операције "Соколови"|Bataljon za specijalne operacije "Sokolovi"}}), is a battalion within the [[72nd Brigade for Special Operations]] of the [[Serbian Armed Forces]]. Formed in 1992 as a military police battalion for counter-terrorist operations within the newly-formed 72nd Special Brigade, became counter-terrorist battalion "Hawks" in 2006 within the Special Brigade and with re-establishment of 72nd Brigade for Special Operations it was renamed to battalion for the special operations "Hawks" with broader range of tasks (not just counter-terrorism). Its main task is [[counter-terrorism]]. The symbol of the unit is the [[falcon]].
The '''Вattalion for Special Operations "Hawks"''' ({{langx|sr|Батаљон за специјалне операције "Соколови"|Bataljon za specijalne operacije "Sokolovi"}}) is a battalion within the [[72nd Brigade for Special Operations]] of the [[Serbian Armed Forces]]. Formed in 1992 as a military police battalion for counter-terrorist operations within the newly formed 72nd Special Brigade, became counter-terrorist battalion "Hawks" in 2006 within the Special Brigade and with re-establishment of 72nd Brigade for Special Operations it was renamed to battalion for the special operations "Hawks" with broader range of tasks (not just counter-terrorism). Its main task is [[counter-terrorism]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=72. brigada za specijalne operacije |url=https://www.vs.rs/sr_lat/jedinice/vojska-srbije/72brigada-za-specijalne-operacije |website=www.vs.rs}}</ref> The symbol of the unit is the [[falcon]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[72nd Brigade for Special Operations]]
*[[72nd Brigade for Special Operations]]
*[[Battalion "Griffins"]]
*[[Battalion "Griffins"]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commonscat|Sokolovi Battalion}}
{{Commons category|Sokolovi Battalion}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141006223812/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=0d4d8c7b-f71e-102b-bdc2-a0672172d7df Special Brigade]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141006223812/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=0d4d8c7b-f71e-102b-bdc2-a0672172d7df Special Brigade]


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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1992]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1992]]
[[Category:Special forces]]
[[Category:Military counterterrorist organizations]]
[[Category:Counterterrorist organizations]]




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Latest revision as of 12:40, 17 December 2024

Battalion for Special Operations "Hawks"
Батаљон за специјалне операције "Соколови"
ActiveSeptember 29, 1992
Country Serbia
Branch72nd Brigade for Special Operations
TypeSpecial operations
Counter-terrorism
Garrison/HQPančevo
Members of Battalion "Hawks" at Batajnica Air Base during the Sloboda 2017 exercise.

The Вattalion for Special Operations "Hawks" (Serbian: Батаљон за специјалне операције "Соколови", romanized: Bataljon za specijalne operacije "Sokolovi") is a battalion within the 72nd Brigade for Special Operations of the Serbian Armed Forces. Formed in 1992 as a military police battalion for counter-terrorist operations within the newly formed 72nd Special Brigade, became counter-terrorist battalion "Hawks" in 2006 within the Special Brigade and with re-establishment of 72nd Brigade for Special Operations it was renamed to battalion for the special operations "Hawks" with broader range of tasks (not just counter-terrorism). Its main task is counter-terrorism.[1] The symbol of the unit is the falcon.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "72. brigada za specijalne operacije". www.vs.rs.
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