Slovenian National Defense Corps

Slovenian National Defense Corps
The sign of the Slovenian National Defense Corps
Active	1943–1945
Country	Italy
Size	about 3,500 at its height
Commanders
Notable commanders	Anton Kokalj

The Slovenian National Defense Corps (Slovene: Slovenski narodno varnostni zbor (abbreviated as SNVZ); German: Slowenisches Nationales Schutzkorps) was an anti-Slovene Partisans military organization that was active in the territory of the Operation Zone of the Adriatic Littoral in the German-occupied portion of Italy. Although led by Anton Kokalj, it was directly subordinated to German Nazi commander Odilo Globočnik.^[1] The organization was ideologically and organizationally linked to the Slovene Home Guard that was active in Province of Ljubljana.