Las Calaveras

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Protection Force
Schutztruppe
Fuerza de Protección
Also known asLas Calaveras (Tieradan)
Die Totenköpfe (Vierz)
LeaderAbraham Atse
Drago Luckner
Country Preisland
AllegianceAbraham Atse
HeadquartersCrimnitz, Preisland
IdeologyBlack nationalism
Tieradophobia
Anti-communism
Political positionDisputed, usually syncretic or far-right
StatusState-sponsored militia (1978–199X)
Dissolved, illegal (199X–present)
Size20,000–25,000 (1997 estimate)
OpponentsPolitical dissidents, Tieradophones, Vonzumier military, rebel groups

The Schutztruppe (Vierz: "Protection Force"; Tieradan: Fuerza de Protección), commonly known by their Tieradan nickname Las Calaveras ("the skulls"), was a paramilitary unit in Preisland created by and subject to Abraham Atse, the country's dictator from 1978 until 199X. The militia was originally formed in 1976 as Atse's personal bodyguard, but later evolved to become the national secret police.