Croatian Naval Legion | |
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Hrvatska Pomorska Legija | |
Active | 3 July 1941—21 May 1944 |
Country | Independent State of Croatia |
Allegiance | Germany |
Branch | Kriegsmarine |
Type | Navy |
Size | 343 (09/1941) 1,000 men peak in 1943[1] |
Part of | Wehrmacht |
Garrison/HQ | Geniscek, Ukraine (09/1941) Mariupol, Ukraine (05/1942) Trieste, OZAK (1944) |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Andro Vrkljan[1] |
The Croatian Naval Legion (Croatian: Hrvatska pomorska legija) was a contingent of volunteers from the Independent State of Croatia that served with Nazi Germany's navy Kriegsmarine, on the Black Sea and Adriatic Sea during World War II.