Post-war Danube monitors supported crossings and movement upriver, alongside a strong emphasis on minesweeping during the Warsaw Pact period. These roles kept river forces tied to military mobility. River fighting in the Balkan conflicts of the 1980s and 1990s is described as limited, particularly on the Danube because much of the fighting lay elsewhere. Serbian river forces still supported manoeuvre, including on other rivers.
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Post-war Danube missions and the limits of later fighting
Crossing support and minesweeping remained post-war priorities, while the later Balkan conflicts gave the Danube a more limited combat role.