▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁( , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Š k ri par i ) ▁were ▁a ▁Cro at ian ▁pro - U st as he ▁anti - comm un ist ▁gu err illa ▁army . ▁Their ▁activities ▁started ▁after ▁the ▁capit ulation ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁State ▁of ▁Cro atia , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁Naz i ▁pu ppet ▁state , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁Cr us aders ' ▁activities ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁The ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁State ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁imp ending ▁major ▁batt les ▁against ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Part is ans ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁They ▁wanted ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁front ▁on ▁the ▁V ara ž din - K op riv nica - S is ak - P et rin ja - Kar lov ac ▁line . ▁They ▁also ▁wanted ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁army ▁that ▁would ▁fight ▁behind ▁the ▁front ▁lines . ▁This ▁gu err illa ▁force ▁would ▁also , ▁if ▁necessary , ▁fight ▁the ▁British , ▁Americans ▁and ▁S ovi ets . ▁During ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁U sta še ▁Head quarters ▁it ▁was ▁discussed ▁whether ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁army ▁should ▁be ▁created , ▁and ▁if ▁so , ▁how ▁this ▁army ▁would ▁fight . ▁A ▁plan ▁for ▁moving