ić ' s ▁hel ic opter . ▁Str ug ar ▁replaced ▁Ru ž in ov ski ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October . ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁battle ▁ ▁The ▁J NA ▁task ed ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Tit og rad ▁Corps ▁and ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁B oka ▁Kot or ska ▁Military - Mar itime ▁S ector ▁( V PS ) both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Oper ational ▁Group with ▁cutting ▁off ▁and ▁capt uring ▁the ▁Dub rov nik ▁area . ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Tit og rad ▁Corps ▁deployed ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Nik š ić ▁Brigade ▁while ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁B oka ▁Kot or ska ▁V PS ▁employed ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 7 2 nd ▁Motor ized ▁Brig ades . ▁The ▁Corps ▁boundary ▁running ▁north - to - s outh ▁near ▁Dub rov nik ▁was ▁set . ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Oper ational ▁Group ▁also ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Border ▁Pat rol ▁Det achment ▁and ▁ 1 0 7 th ▁Coast al ▁Art illery ▁Group , ▁and ▁mobil ised ▁Territ orial ▁Def ence ▁units ▁from ▁Her ce g - N ovi , ▁Kot or , ▁T iv at , ▁Bud va , ▁Bar , ▁M oj kov ac , ▁Bij elo ▁Pol je ▁and ▁Tre bin je . ▁Str ug ar ▁was ▁in ▁overall ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Oper ative ▁Group ▁while ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁B oka ▁Kot or ska ▁V PS ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Vice ▁Admir