The
Croatian Armed Forces was the armed force of the
Independent State of CroatiaThe Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany. The NDH was established on April 10, 1941 after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers...
which were formed in 1944 with the uniting of the
Croatian Home GuardCroatian Home Guard was the name used for the regular armed forces of the Independent State of Croatia which existed during World War II.- Formation :...
and the
UstašeThe Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement , members known collectively as Ustaše, but sometimes anglicised as Ustashe, Ustashas or Ustashi) was a Croatian anti-Yugoslav separatist movement. The ideology of the movement was blend of fascism, nazism, Croatian ultranationalism, and Roman Catholic...
's forces. These forces operated until their surrender to the
British ArmyThe British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and...
in
BleiburgBleiburg is a small town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, near the border with Slovenia....
in 1945.
- 1. Croatian Assault Division
- Commander: General Ante Moškov
- Headquarters: Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of Croatia, and a global city. According to the city government, the population of Zagreb in 2008 was 804,200...
- 2. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: General Mirko Gregurić
- Headquarters: Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of Croatia, and a global city. According to the city government, the population of Zagreb in 2008 was 804,200...
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The
Croatian Armed Forces was the armed force of the
Independent State of CroatiaThe Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany. The NDH was established on April 10, 1941 after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers...
which were formed in 1944 with the uniting of the
Croatian Home GuardCroatian Home Guard was the name used for the regular armed forces of the Independent State of Croatia which existed during World War II.- Formation :...
and the
UstašeThe Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement , members known collectively as Ustaše, but sometimes anglicised as Ustashe, Ustashas or Ustashi) was a Croatian anti-Yugoslav separatist movement. The ideology of the movement was blend of fascism, nazism, Croatian ultranationalism, and Roman Catholic...
's forces. These forces operated until their surrender to the
British ArmyThe British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and...
in
BleiburgBleiburg is a small town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, near the border with Slovenia....
in 1945.
Marching order at end of 1944
- 1. Croatian Assault Division
- Commander: General Ante Moškov
- Headquarters: Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of Croatia, and a global city. According to the city government, the population of Zagreb in 2008 was 804,200...
- 2. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: General Mirko Gregurić
- Headquarters: Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of Croatia, and a global city. According to the city government, the population of Zagreb in 2008 was 804,200...
- 3. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: General Stjepan Mifek
- Headquarters: Vinkovci
Vinkovci is a Croatian town in eastern Slavonia, with a population of 32,455 making it the largest town of the Vukovar-Srijem county...
- 4. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: General Antun Nardelli
- Headquarters: Dvor na Uni
Dvor is a town and a municipality in Sisak-Moslavina County, in Central Croatia. The town is located across the Una River from Novi Grad in the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...
- 5. Croatian Assault Division
- Commander: General Rafael Boban
Rafael Ranko Boban was a member of the Croatian World War II Ustaše regime, and the commander of the "Black Legion"/Crna Legija....
- Headquarters: Bjelovar
Bjelovar is a city in central Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. During the 2001 census, there were 41,869 inhabitants, 90.51% which are Croats....
- 6. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: General Vladimir Metikoš
Vladimir Metikoš was a Croatian general in the then Independent State of Croatia born in Banja Luka. During World War I he was posted on the Italian front as a lieutenant of the Austro-Hungarian Army...
- Headquarters: Banja Luka
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- 7. Croatian Mountain Division
- Commander: General Stjepan Perčić
- Headquarters: Nova Kapela
Nova Kapela is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 5,118 inhabitants in which 98% declare themselves Croats....
, Batrina
- 8. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: General Roman Domanik
- Headquarters: Sarajevo
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- 9. Croatian Mountain Division
- Commander: General Božidar Zorn
- Headquarters: Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the biggest and the most important city in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
- 10. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: General Ivan Tomašević
- Headquarters: Bihać
Bihać is a city and municipality on the river Una in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, center of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...
- 11. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: Colonel Juraj Rukavina
- Headquarters: Gospić
Gospić is a town in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Lika-Senj county. Gospić is located on the Lika river in the middle of a karst field....
- 12. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: Colonel Slavko Cesarić
- Headquarters: Brčko
Brčko can refer to the following related geographical locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina:* Brčko District* Brčko...
- 13. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: General Tomislav Rolf
- Headquarters: Karlovac
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- 14. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: Colonel Jaroslav Šotola
- Headquarters: Brod na Savi
- 15. Croatian Infantry Division
- Commander: General Zorko Čudina
- Headquarters: Doboj
Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and...
- 16. Croatian Replacement Division
- Commander: General Milivoj Durbešić
- Headquarters: Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of Croatia, and a global city. According to the city government, the population of Zagreb in 2008 was 804,200...