Scarce Ustasha Defense Badge

Scarce Ustasha Defense Badge - Badge in aluminum, measures 43mm(w) x 57mm(h), numbered on reverse, without pin,  in good/fair condition. Unmarked, though it is known "Braca Knaus" was the sole maker of this scarce badge. Ustasha Defense badge was worn by the members of the "Ustasha Defense" Units, whose primary role was the security and policing of the POW and Labor camps in Croatia during WWII; among the camps were Jasenovac, Stara Gradiska, and others. Initially, Ustasha Defense units were under the command of Eugen Dido Kvaternik, however, after his demise Maks Luburic took over the Command in 1942.