Operation Sharp Guard

Operation Sharp Guard
Operation Sharp Guard
Part of NATO intervention in Bosnia
	NATO ships enforcing the blockade
Objective	Blockade former Yugoslavia
Date	15 June 1993 – 2 October 1996
Executed by	Western European Union; NATO

Operation Sharp Guard was a multi-year joint naval blockade in the Adriatic Sea by NATO and the Western European Union on shipments to the former Yugoslavia.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Warships and maritime patrol aircraft from 14 countries were involved in searching for and stopping blockade runners. The operation began on 15 June 1993. It was suspended on 19 June 1996, and was terminated on 2 October 1996.

^ Bruce A. Elleman; S. C. M. Paine (2007). Naval coalition warfare: from the Napoleonic War to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-77082-8. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
^ Christopher Bellamy (June 20, 1996). "Naval blockade lifts in Adriatic". The Independent. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
^ "U.S. Draws Criticism for Drawing out of Bosnia Blockade" Archived 2022-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, NPR, November 13, 1994
^ Peter L. Hays; Brenda J. Vallance; Alan R. Van Tassel (1997). American Defense Policy. JHU Press. p. 533. ISBN 0-8018-5473-3. Retrieved June 7, 2010. operation sharp guard.

[google1-1] Bruce A. Elleman; S. C. M. Paine (2007). Naval coalition warfare: from the Napoleonic War to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-77082-8. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2010.

[independent1-2] Christopher Bellamy (June 20, 1996). "Naval blockade lifts in Adriatic". The Independent. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2010.

[3] "U.S. Draws Criticism for Drawing out of Bosnia Blockade" Archived 2022-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, NPR, November 13, 1994

[def-4] Peter L. Hays; Brenda J. Vallance; Alan R. Van Tassel (1997). American Defense Policy. JHU Press. p. 533. ISBN 0-8018-5473-3. Retrieved June 7, 2010. operation sharp guard.

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