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In the early ’60s, the JNA military officials began negotiating with the Soviets for buying a variety of mostly modern (with some older) armored military vehicles. This included the T-54 and T-55, SU-100, ZSU-57-2, BTR-50, BRDM-2 and other vehicles. In 1964, a JNA military delegation was dispatched to the Soviet Union to examine the T-54 and T-55 tanks. The delegation was impressed and ordered a delivery of 140 T-54 and 460 T-55 tanks as soon as possible. In September, the first new tanks arrived in Yugoslavia and they were immediately sent to the 265th Armored Brigade and the Military Academy for crew training. With the acquisition of the new T-55s in ever-growing numbers, the older M47, T-34-85, and even the T-54 were relocated from the Armored Division to support the Infantry Divisions. The T-55 was not bought not only from the Soviet Union but also from Poland and Czechoslovakia. For this reason, the JNA had a range of different types of the T-55 tank with slight modifications.The T-54 and T-55 (picture) formed the backbone of the JNA armored strength.