Royal Yugoslav Army in Slovenia Blue Guard | |
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![]() Chetnik flag; inscription reads: "For king and fatherland; freedom or death" | |
Active | 1941–1945 |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Type | Guerilla organization |
Size | 300–600 |
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Nickname(s) | Slovene Chetniks |
Motto(s) | Svoboda ali smrt[1] |
Engagements | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Commanders | |
1941 | Jaka Avšič |
1941–44 | Karl Novak |
1944–45 | Ivan Prezelj |
The Blue Guard (Slovene: Plava garda), also known as the Slovene Chetniks (Slovene: Slovenski četniki, Serbo-Croatian: Slovenački četnici), was a Slovenian anti-communist militia, initially under the leadership of Major Karl Novak and later Ivan Prezelj. Their official name was the Royal Yugoslav Army in Slovenia.[2]
Grupa slovenskih četnika uz zastavu 'Svoboda ali smrt'