Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood
The Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood (CRB) (Croatian: Hrvatsko Revolucionarno Bratstvo or HRB), also known as Ustasha, was an Australian-based Croatian separatist terrorist organisation.
The organisation was created by Croatian migrants to Australia from Europe after World War II, those who actively fought for the Independent State of Croatia. The organisation carried out actions in Europe and Australia. The organisation was active throughout the territory of Yugoslavia in the early and mid-1960s. Its aim was to start an uprising in Yugoslavia and to establish an independent Croatia. This mission failed due to the intervention of the State Security Administration, the Yugoslav secret police.
Actions
- Belgrade cinema bombing in 1968
- Belgrade train station bombing in 1968
- Uprising attempt in Bugojno, 1972
- Action Kaktus; a sabotage attempt on the 1975 tourist season
Notable members
Some notable CRB members were:
- Adolf Andrić
- Ilija Glavas
- Blaž Kraljević
- Geza Pašti
- Josip Senić
These people were also members of Ante Pavelić's Croatian Liberation Movement (HOP) but they left that organisation because they decided they would not achieve their goals through the political route.
UDBA, the Yugoslav secret police, attempted to curb the group's terrorist activities by engaging in covert assassinations of its members. Geza Pašti was killed in Nice in 1965, and Marijan Šimundić was killed in Stuttgart in 1967.
The CRB/HRB's motto was: "Život za Hrvatsku" ["Life for Croatia"].