Ustasha youth (UstaÅ¡ka mladeÅ¾)

Ustasha youth

(UstaÅ¡ka mladeÅ¾)

Youth organization of Ustasha Movement formed on 4 November 1941 by decision of poglavnik Ante PaveliÄ‡. It's structural organization was made by: managing Office of commander of Ustasha youth (Upravno zapovjedniÅ¡tvo UstaÅ¡ke mladeÅ¾i) - commander was directly responsible to poglavnik Ante PaveliÄ‡. He had two deputies - one for male and other female youth. In the areas of large parish, cities and villages established staffs (stoÅ¾eri), camps (logori) and encampments (tabori) run by the chief official (stoÅ¾ernici), camp commander (logornik) and commander (tabornik).

Organization of Ustasha youth covered entire youth form age 7 to 21 years old and was divided to:

ustasha mainstay (ustaÅ¡ka uzdanica), and was divided separately for male and separately for female - covered age 7 to 11 - in primary schools

ustasha heroes (ustaÅ¡ke junake) - again separately for men and for girls - covered age 11 to 15 - early gymnasium years

ustasha Starchevitcheva youth (ustaÅ¡ka StarÄeviÄ‡eva mladeÅ¾) - with individual male and female lodge - covered age 15 to 21 - students.

As part of organization are departments run by managers:

a) for ustasha pre-military training
b) for religious education
c) for propaganda
d) for physical education
e) for art
f) for health
g) for society-economy care
h) for housekeeping - for female youth only

From 1 January organization starts to published its paper UstaÅ¡ka mladeÅ¾.