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by Željko Heimer, 9 July 2005
The League of Anti-fascist Fighters and Antifascists of the
Republic of Croatia (Savez antifašistickih boraca i
antifašista Republike Hrvatske, SABA H) is the veteran
organization of the fighters of the National Liberation Struggle,
i.e. of partisans fighting against fascists, nacists and their
collaborators in the World War II. Today the organization also
include the youth that preserves the antifascist ideals. The
organization is the successor of the Union of Associations of
Fighters from the National Liberatioin War of Croatia (Savez
udruga boraca narodnooslobodilackog rata Hrvatske) established in
1948, renamed to the League of Anti-fascist Fighters, SAB H in
1992 and slightly again in 1997, finally getting the current name
in 2002. The flag of SABA H is the Croatian tricolour with
the emblem of the organization in the middle. The emblem consists
of a five-pointed star composed of red rays and in the middle of
it a partisan three- pointed cap with a five-pointed star. Flag
ratio 1:2.
Adopted 16 April 1992.
Source: Statut SABA RH, 4. 11. 2004.
I contacted the organization, so I learned that in fact no flags
were made yet in the organization headquarters in Zagreb (due to
the cost), but some better standing subdivisions do use it (as I
reported several years ago, I believe, in Istria and in Rijeka).
The previous organization SUBNOR was using similarly made flags
and there are still several examples to be found preserved in
Zagreb. The flags are in ratio 3:5 (I estimated), Yugoslav
tricolours with the emblem in the middle - the emblem being a
rayed golden five-pointed star with a figure of man and woman
fighters (very much like the emblem of the Order of National
Hero). Around the emblem circulary trhough all three stipes is
inscribed name fo the organization, on one side of the flag in
Cyrillic and on the other in Latin script.
Željko Heimer, 9 July 2005