Canadian Armed Forces - Cougar - Mechanized Vehicle used in NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR) in Former Republic of Yugoslavia 1996

Name/Title

Canadian Armed Forces - Cougar - Mechanized Vehicle used in NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR) in Former Republic of Yugoslavia 1996

Description

Canadian Armed Forces Cougar armoured vehicle - CWM 20030358-005

Context

on December 14, 1995, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia signed the Dayton Accords. This agreement was the result of intense negotiations held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. It created a framework for peace enforced by multinational NATO forces. An Implementation Force (IFOR) began operations in 1995, replaced by the Stabilization Force (SFOR) in 1996. Canadian soldiers posted to SFOR used this Cougar armoured vehicle to enforce the peace agreement in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Created By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Create Date

December 26, 2021

Updated By

Major Brian Tracey, MMM, CD4, retired

Update Date

January 3, 2022