of the people" having a notion of conducting the "revolution". The "enemies of the people" included not only local anti-communist forces but also notable individuals who did not support the communists, collaborators with the Axis powers during the occupation, wealthy individuals, POW members of Croatian Armed Forces (Independent State of Croatia) and all representatives of the Church regardless of their religion, etc. This period was also characterized by the strong presence of armed anti-communist and fascist groups operating in central Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Slovenia. Some of them represented a serious challenge to the new communist authorities. In combating armed anti-communist groups, the OZNA and KNOJ, murdered prisoners without any investigation or trial, sometimes also murdering the civilian associated with them. The majority of the atrocities committed by communists were hidden from the public during the period of SFRJ. The Government of Serbia and its Ministry of Justice established the commission to research atrocities that were committed by members of the Yugoslav Partisan Movement after they gained control over Serbia in autumn 1944. The report of this commission presented a list of 59,554 registered deaths after communist victory in Serbia since autumn 1944 who died from various reasons. See also Petar Gračanin Josip Manolić Petar Zinaić Crusaders (guerrilla) KOS, the counterintelligence Service of the Yugoslav Army National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia Operation Gvardijan The People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia (KNOJ) UDBA Yugoslav People's Army References External links 1944 establishments in Yugoslavia Government agencies established in 1944 1946 disestablishments in Yugoslavia Government agencies disestablished in 1946 Yugoslav intelligence agencies Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Secret police