President Milanović Attends 31st Anniversary Ceremony Marking Formation of “Tigers” 1st Guards Brigade
The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanović attended a ceremony marking the 31st anniversary of the formation of the “Tigers” 1st Guards Brigade and the 14th anniversary of the formation of the “Tigers” 1st Mechanized Battalion.
The ceremony marking the anniversary of the formation of the brigade started by laying wreaths at the Memorial to the fallen and missing members of the Tigers 1st Guards Brigade. Besides the families of the fallen, missing and deceased members and the members of the Association of Veterans of the Tigers 1st Guards Brigade, wreaths were also laid by the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces, envoys of the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament and of the Prime Minister, and the Mayor of Zagreb.
Alongside President Milanović at the wreath-laying ceremony were the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Siniša Jurković, Commander of the Croatian Army Lieutenant General Boris Šerić, Command Support Commander Lieutenant General Mladen Fuzul, the Chief of Staff-Deputy Command Support Commander Brigadier General Ivan Raos, Commander of the Guards Mechanized Brigade Brigadier General Dražen Ressler, Adviser to the President of the Republic for Defence and National Security Dragan Lozančić and the Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for Homeland War Veterans Marijan Mareković.
The wreath-laying ceremony was followed by a beret presentation in the “Tigers” 1st Guards Brigade Barracks by President Milanović, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Croatian Defenders and envoy of the Prime Minister Tomo Medved, Defence Minister Mario Banožić, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Siniša Jurković, Commander of the Guards Mechanized Brigade Brigadier General Dražen Ressler, and representatives of the Association of Veterans of the Tigers 1st Guards Brigade.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Tomislav Bušljeta