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Acta medico-historica Adriatica : AMHA, Vol. 8 No. 1, 2010.

Review article

Participation of women in the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ajnija Omanić ; Federal Institute of Public Health of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Abstract

Many authors have written about the participation of women in WW2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, mostly in health care. Participation of Bosnian and Herzegovinian women in the 1992-1995 war was also significant. According to Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina data, there were 5360 recruited women. Some were engaged in logistics and some were fighters.
This review presents the characters of the brave women who have inspired current generations.

Keywords

1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; women; bravery; acknowledgements

Hrčak ID:

62113

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/62113

Publication date:

15.6.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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