Ustascha Youth Souvenir Sheet

Croatia · 1942 · 50 Banica

This souvenir sheet features a central stamp depicting the stylized 'U' symbol of the Ustaša movement with a grenade, set against a banner. The sheet is inscribed with 'U. U. M.' (Ustaška Uzdanica Mladeži - Ustaša Youth Trust) and commemorates the 5th anniversary of the Ustaša Youth organization with dates 9.V.1937 and 9.V.1942.

Issued during World War II by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a fascist puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, this stamp promotes the Ustaša Youth, a paramilitary youth organization. It reflects the regime's efforts to indoctrinate young people into its ultranationalist and totalitarian ideology.