▁Brigade , ▁and ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Art illery ▁Battalion ▁( a ▁pl ato on ▁each ▁of ▁ 1 5 5 - mill imet re ▁how itz ers ▁and ▁ ▁guns ). ▁The ▁B jel ov ar ▁Corps ▁force ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Lu ka ▁D ž ank o , ▁while ▁the ▁Zag reb ▁Corps ▁units ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁operation ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Mar ij an ▁Mare k ović . ▁ ▁The ▁V RS ▁had ▁three ▁g arrison ▁batt al ions ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁generally ▁man ned ▁by ▁over - aged ▁res erv ists . ▁Two ▁of ▁them , ▁those ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Nov ig rad ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Dub ica ▁Infantry ▁Brigade , ▁were ▁deployed ▁along ▁the ▁Una ▁River ▁and ▁faced ▁the ▁Zag reb ▁Corps . ▁The ▁remaining ▁one , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Gr adi š ka ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁Brigade , ▁was ▁deployed ▁along ▁the ▁S ava ▁River ▁opposite ▁the ▁H V ▁B jel ov ar ▁Corps . ▁The ▁V RS ▁def enders , ▁under ▁the ▁overall ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁K raj ina ▁Corps ▁commanded ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁General ▁M om ir ▁T ali ć , ▁were ▁deployed ▁in ▁prepared ▁fort ifications ▁protected ▁by ▁mine fields ▁and ▁strong ▁art illery ▁fire ▁support . ▁The ▁H V ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁V RS ▁units ▁deployed ▁along ▁the ▁S ava ▁River ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁t anks ▁and ▁one ▁battery ▁each ▁of