ATJ Lucko was established on September 7, 1990 as the first armed formation of the newly established Croatian state.

ATJ Lucko was a special police unit with powers to operate on the entire territory of Croatia, and today it has 120 members organised and equipped in line with international standards.

Deputy Defence Minister Evelin Tonkovic recalled unit's members killed and injured in the war.

A total of 350 people were members of ATJ Lucko, including seven army generals, and numerous retired and current army and police officers.

Twenty-six members of ATJ Lucko were killed and 52 were seriously wounded in the 1990s war.