Militia (Yugoslavia)

Militia of SFR Yugoslavia
Milicija SFR Jugoslavije / Милиција СФР Југославије
Common nameSerbo-Croatian: Milicija / Милиција
Agency overview
Formed1944
Preceding agency
Dissolved1992
Jurisdictional structure
National agencySFR Yugoslavia
Operations jurisdictionSFR Yugoslavia
Location map of SFR Yugoslavia
Size255,804 km2 (98,766 sq mi)
Population23,229,846 (1991 estimate)
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen by
HeadquartersBelgrade, SR Serbia
Parent agency
Notables
Anniversary
  • Security Day, 13 May

The Militia of SFR Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Milicija SFR Jugoslavije / Милиција СФР Југославије) was a law enforcement agency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1944 to 1992. The Militia was subordinated to the Federal Secretariat of Internal Affairs (Serbo-Croatian: Savezni sekretarijat unutrašnjih poslova / Савезни секретаријат унутрашњих послова).

Formed during World War II in Yugoslavia on territories controlled by the Yugoslav Partisans, at different times it was named Partisan Guard, Peasant Guard, People's Defence etc. In 1944 it was named People's Militia, and in 1966 Militia.