' t ▁helped ▁by ▁Austria ▁and ▁Italy . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁launched ▁a ▁few ▁large ▁attacks . ▁One ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁V ele bit ▁mountain ▁where ▁ 1 0 ▁J NA ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed . ▁This ▁attack ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁Cr us ader ▁attack . ▁Again st ▁this , ▁ 8 4 0 ▁Cr us aders ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁this ▁year ▁and ▁only ▁ 5 4 0 ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁in ▁Cro atia . ▁ ▁The ▁Y ug oslav ▁government ▁inv ested ▁great ▁efforts ▁to ▁renew ▁resident ial ▁buildings ▁and ▁communic ations . ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁organis ations , ▁charged ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁defeat ism ▁and ▁dem oral isation , ▁still ▁reported ▁conflicts ▁between ▁Cro ats ▁and ▁Ser bs . ▁Commun ists ▁were ▁wor ried ▁about ▁the ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁Cro ats ▁in ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁rule , ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁elimin ated ▁all ▁possible ▁opposition ▁and ▁their ▁oppon ents ' ▁leaders ▁were ▁imprison ed . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁almost ▁every ▁Cr us ader ▁group ▁was ▁destroyed ▁and ▁ 8 3 6 ▁Cr us aders ▁were ▁killed ▁or ▁captured . ▁In ▁that ▁year ▁Cr us aders ▁killed ▁ 3 8 ▁people , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 5 ▁were ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁wounded ▁ 1 4 ▁people , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 2 ▁were ▁soldiers . ▁Cr us aders ▁rec ruit ment ▁was ▁between ▁ 1 0