| Serbian State Guard | |
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| Active | 1942-1944 |
| Country | Serbia under German occupation |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
The Serbian State Guard (Serbian: Srpska državna straža, Српска државна стража; German: Serbische Staatsgarde), also known as Nedićevci after Serbian pro-axis leader Milan Nedić, was the name of the force that was used to complement the civil police units within Nedić's Serbia. In addition to providing local law and order, they also helped guard and run the Nazi concentration camps.[1]
The Serbian State Guard was formed on 3 March 1942 with members of fascist ZBOR movement. The Guard was composed of two regiments, Danube and Drina, divided into City Police, Rural Police, Fire Service and Village Guards (who were known to pass weapons to Chetniks). With the fall of the Nedić regime in October of 1944, the command and majority of the guard joined with Serbian Frontier Guard to form the 1st Serbian Shock Corps in Bosnia, which was largely infiltrated by the Chetniks of Draža Mihailović.[2][3]
The remnant of the Serbian State Guard surrendered to the British in May 1945.
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