Personnel
The UNPROFOR was composed of nearly 39,000 personnel, 320 of whom were killed on duty. It was composed of troops from Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The commanders of the UNPROFOR were:
- Lieutenant-General Satish Nambiar (India), from March 1992 to March 1993
- Lieutenant-General Lars-Eric Wahlgren (Sweden), from March 1993 to June 1993
- General Jean Cot (France), from June 1993 to March 1994
- General Bertrand de Sauville de La Presle (France), from March 1994 to March 1995
- General Bernard Janvier (France), from March 1995 to January 1996
Prominent officers :
- Major-General Lewis MacKenzie (Canada) Sector Sarajevo 1992
- General Philippe Morillon (France) from October 1992 to July 1993
- Lieutenant-General Francis Briquemont (Belgium) ? to 17 January 1994
- Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Rose (Great Britain) from 17 January 1994 to 25 February 1995
- Lieutenant-General Rupert Smith (Great Britain) from 25 February 1995
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