▁Despite ▁the ▁name , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁were ▁not ▁a ▁religious ▁movement . ▁Religion ▁was ▁a ▁b anner ▁that ▁they ▁used ▁to ▁distinguish ▁themselves ▁from ▁at he ist ▁commun ists . ▁Most ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁were ▁Catholic ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁many ▁Muslim ▁members , ▁including ▁the ▁Cr us ader ▁commander ▁in ▁Sar aje vo , ▁Has an ▁Bi ber . ▁They ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁part is ans ▁were ▁a ▁Ser bian ▁anti - C ro at ▁movement . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁in ▁anti - Comm un ist ▁em igr ant ▁communities , ▁especially ▁in ▁Spain , ▁Argentina , ▁Canada , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁West ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁Y ug oslav ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁Security ▁( U DB A ) ▁bl amed ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Pe asant ▁Party ▁( H SS , ▁also ▁called ▁Ma č ek ov ci ) ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁cler gy ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Cr us aders . ▁The ▁U DB A ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁" C rus aders " ▁was ▁co ined ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁when ▁remaining ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁and ▁the ▁cler ical ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁H SS ▁joined . ▁The ▁U DB A ▁states ▁that ▁remains ▁of ▁U sta še ▁band its ▁under ▁wing ▁of ▁a ▁Past oral ▁Let ter ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁" C rus aders ". ▁The ▁Cr us aders