OZNA

Department for Protection of the People
Odeljenje za zaštitu naroda (Serbian); Odjeljenje za zaštitu naroda (Croatian); Oddelek za zaščito naroda (Slovene); Одделение за заштита на народот (Macedonian);
Secret police overview
Formed	May 13, 1944
Preceding Secret police	Department for State Protection;
Dissolved	March 1946
Superseding agencies	KOS (military); UDBA (civil);
Jurisdiction	FPR Yugoslavia
Headquarters	Belgrade

The Department for Protection of the People, commonly known under its Serbo-Croatian acronym as OZNA, was the secret police of Communist Yugoslavia that existed between 1944 and 1946.

Secret police overview
Odeljenje za zaštitu naroda (Serbian) Odjeljenje za zaštitu naroda (Croatian) Oddelek za zaščito naroda (Slovene) Одделение за заштита на народот (Macedonian)
Formed	May 13, 1944 (1944-05-13)
Preceding Secret police	Department for State Protection
Dissolved	March 1946 (1946-03)
Superseding agencies	KOS (military) UDBA (civil)
Jurisdiction	FPR Yugoslavia
Headquarters	Belgrade