State

Independent State of Croatia

World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (April 1941-May 1945)

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1941–1945
Founded
1941
Ended
1945
Capital
Zagreb
Government
constitutional monarchy, military dictatorship, monarchy
Languages
Croatian
Religion
Catholic Church
Preceded by
Democratic Federal YugoslaviaKingdom of Yugoslavia
Succeeded by
Kingdom of YugoslaviaDemocratic Federal Yugoslavia

Overview

The Independent State of Croatia (Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH) was a World War II–era quasi-state. It was a protectorate of Fascist Italy from 1941 to 1943, and a puppet state of Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1945. It was established in parts of occupied Yugoslavia on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of the country by the Axis powers. Its territory consisted mostly of modern-day Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as some parts of modern-day Serbia and Slovenia, but also excluded many Croat-populated areas in Dalmatia, Istria, and Međimurje.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (1)

  1. Ante Pavelić1941–1945

Records (10)

  1. 1941–1942 — Siege of SevastopolSiege
  2. 1941 — Glina massacresMassacre
  3. 1941 — Gudovac massacreMassacre
  4. 1941 — Veljun massacreMassacre
  5. 1941 — Prebilovci massacreMassacre
  6. 1941 — Trubar massacreMassacre
  7. 1941 — Prkos massacreMassacre
  8. 1942–1943 — Battle of StalingradBattle
  9. 1944 — Operation BienenhausMassacre
  10. 1945 — Hrastina massacreMassacre

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