Everyday and private life of Serbian State Guard members in occupied Serbia, 1942–1944

Abstract

The topic of this article, mostly based on the materials of the Military Archive and the Historical Archive of Belgrade, is the analysis of the private and everyday life of members of the Serbian State Guard. As in similar formations, the life of its members was strictly conditioned by its character, which meant that privacy was largely under the control of superior officers and the Command itself. This was especially true during the occupation, when the occupying authorities played a significant role in controlling the overall activities of the Guardsmen.

Keywords

• serbia
• second world war
• serbian state guard
• nazi occupation
• everyday life
• privacy
• discipline
• punishments