OZNA

Department for Protection of the People
  • Odeljenje za zaštitu naroda (Serbian)
  • Odjeljenje za zaštitu naroda (Croatian)
  • Oddelek za zaščito naroda (Slovene)
  • Одделение за заштита на народот (Macedonian)
Secret police overview
FormedMay 13, 1944 (1944-05-13)
Preceding Secret police
  • Department for State Protection
DissolvedMarch 1946 (March 1946)
Superseding agencies
JurisdictionFPR Yugoslavia
HeadquartersBelgrade

The Department for Protection of the People, commonly known under its Serbo-Croatian acronym as OZNA, was the security agency of Communist Yugoslavia that existed between 1944 and 1946.