text:  The <unk> Battalion ( Croatian : <unk> <unk> ) was a special forces unit of the Croatian National Guard ( <unk> <unk> garde – <unk> ) and later of the Croatian Army ( <unk> <unk> – <unk> ) established in <unk> on 18 May 1991 , during the Croatian War of Independence . The unit drew personnel from the special police forces and a former French Foreign Legion troops serving as its core . The battalion was set up and initially commanded by Ante <unk> , while Major <unk> <unk> took over as the commanding officer in August . 
  