White Eagles (paramilitary) - Name

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Although the group's members were occasionally referred to as Chetniks, they are not to be confused with the Serbian anticommunist guerrilla group during and after World War II also known as the White Eagles and also referred to as Chetniks. The name White Eagles comes from an anti-communist organisation that was formed during World War II and continued a guerrilla war against Tito’s government after the war. White Eagle refers to the national symbol of Serbia, the double headed white eagle under a crown.

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