Navy of the Independent State of Croatia
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The Croatian Navy of the Independent State of Croatia
was a national navy during World War II
. Circa 1942, the force was divided into a Coast and Maritime Traffic Command with headquarters in Crikvenica
, Makarska
and Dubrovnik
, and a River and River Traffic Command with headquarters in Zemun
.
During the war, much of the navy's capacity was sent to the Eastern Front
as the Croatian Naval Legion
.
The navy had three commanders during its history:
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
was a national navy during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Circa 1942, the force was divided into a Coast and Maritime Traffic Command with headquarters in Crikvenica
Crikvenica
Crikvenica is the largest settlement on the coast of the Vinodol coastal area, Croatia, and grew up on an area which was a settlement in the Roman era called Ad Turres. Population 7,121 , total municipality population 11,348 with 90% Croats...
, Makarska
Makarska
Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County....
and Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
, and a River and River Traffic Command with headquarters in Zemun
Zemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
.
During the war, much of the navy's capacity was sent to the Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
as the Croatian Naval Legion
Croatian Naval Legion
The Croatian Naval Legion , officially known as the Croatian Naval Battalion - Black Sea was a military unit of the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia which fought as part of the Kriegsmarine on the Eastern Front....
.
The navy had three commanders during its history:
- Djuro Jakčin (1941 - 1943)
- Edgar Angeli (1943 - 1944)
- Nikola Steinfel (1944 - 1945)