UKRAINIAN USTASHA LEGION IN CROATIA
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Ukrainians had lived in former Yugoslavia since the 18th century. A large minority of them had lived in Croatia, since Croatia was a catholic state. During the war, in 1942 Ukrainians formed their own unit known as "1st sat Ukrajinska Legionara" - 1st Company of Ukrainian Legionaries, who became part of Croatian Domobran (Home-Defence) Army and latter joined the Ustasa Voinka - the Ustashas. The legion drew its members mainly from Ukrainian Fashist Party (UFP), sponsored by Mussolini and from Ukrainian emmigrees, which settled in Croatia after Ukrainian Republic had falled to the Bolsheviks in 1920's. The legionaries wore regular army uniform - based on German style and their distinction was a white sleeve shield with black Ukrainian Trident. Legions main pupose was to protect the Ukrainian families from the communist partizans and help the army to patrol the borders. Most of the members were executed by Tito at the end of the war.