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Yugoslav Action (, acronymed JA) was a radical Yugoslav nationalist organization that supported an authoritarian
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, active between 1930 and 1935. During its existence it was the most radical Yugoslavist group. The movement was founded on 7 January 1930 in
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, but was based in both Belgrade (in Serbia) and
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(in Croatia), although mainly developed in Croatia. The movement supported King Alexander's royal
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(declared in 1929). The organization was claimed by others to be
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, though the party itself denied this. It has been described as one of three notable fascist movements, the other being the
Association of Fighters of Yugoslavia The Association of Fighters of Yugoslavia (), known as Boj (an abbreviation, also meaning "battle"; members were known as ), was a Yugoslav nationalist organization in the Drava Banovina (Slovenia) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, active between 1930 ...
and the
Yugoslav National Movement The Yugoslav National Movement (), also known as the United Militant Labour Organization (, or Zbor / ), was a Yugoslav fascist movement and organization led by politician Dimitrije Ljotić. Founded in 1935, it received considerable German financ ...
, that emerged in Yugoslavia in the 1930s, all of whom supported the monarchy, and would reach their zenith during the
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(1941–45). The organization adopted symbols imitating the
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, such as a blue
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and a raised right hand. It was merged along with other organizations, such as '' Boj'' ("Battle") in Slovenia, and groups surrounding the magazines of ''Zbor'' ("Council") and ''Otadžbina'' ("Homeland") based in Belgrade, and ''Budjenje'' ("Awakening") in
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, to form the
Yugoslav National Movement The Yugoslav National Movement (), also known as the United Militant Labour Organization (, or Zbor / ), was a Yugoslav fascist movement and organization led by politician Dimitrije Ljotić. Founded in 1935, it received considerable German financ ...
led by
Dimitrije Ljotić Dimitrije Ljotić ( sr-cyr, Димитрије Љотић; 12 August 1891 – 23 April 1945) was a Serbian and Yugoslav fascist politician and ideologue who established the Yugoslav National Movement (Zbor) in 1935 and collaborated with N ...
in early 1935. The core of the Yugoslav National Movement, also known as "Zbor", was recruited from Yugoslav Action. Zbor played no significant role prior to the German occupation; afterwards, however, it was among the main supporters of the Nazi military administration.


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Organization of Yugoslav Nationalists The Organisation of Yugoslav Nationalists (, ), acronymised as ORJUNA or Orjuna, was a proto-fascist, anti-communist, terrorist, and Yugoslavist nationalist organisation established in 1921 in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Initiall ...
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Yugoslav National Movement The Yugoslav National Movement (), also known as the United Militant Labour Organization (, or Zbor / ), was a Yugoslav fascist movement and organization led by politician Dimitrije Ljotić. Founded in 1935, it received considerable German financ ...


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* {{in lang, sh Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Serbia Yugoslav Croatia Fascist organizations 1930 establishments in Yugoslavia Organizations established in 1930 Organizations disestablished in 1935 Yugoslavism Fascism in Yugoslavia Defunct organizations based in Serbia Defunct organizations based in Croatia Anti-communist parties Monarchist parties