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Independent State of Croatia

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…

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1941
115,133 km2 (44,453 sq mi)
Currency
NDH Kuna
Demonym
Croatian
Government
Fascist one-party dictatorship (1941–1945) under a constitutional monarchy (1941–1943)[note 1]
Historical era
World War II
Official languages
Croatian

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related to Military · 52
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related to Foreign relations · 49
Independent State of Croatia → After, Argentina, August, Axis, Axis Powers, Brijuni, Bulgaria, Croatia, December, Denmark, Despite, Europe, Finland, Geneva Conventions, German, Germany, Hungary, In, Independent State, International Committee
related to End of the war · 45
Independent State of Croatia → Allied-occupied Austria, Allies, Ante Pavelić, Austria, Axis, Battle, British, By, Chetniks, Cossack, Cossacks, Croatia, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, Europe, German, Germans, In August, In May, Independent State, Italy
related to Genocide policies · 43
Independent State of Croatia → An, Ante Pavelić, April, Aryan, Bosniaks, Catholicism, Croatia, Croatian, Croatian Jews, Croats, Europe's Jews, Historian Irina Ognyanova, Holocaust, However, Independent State, Jasenovac, Jewish, Jews, Jonathan Steinberg, July
related to Establishment of borders · 42
Independent State of Croatia → Approximately, Axis, Bay, Croat-populated, Croatia, Croatia's, Croatian, Croatian Adriatic, Croatian Littoral, Dalmatia, Fiume, Gorski Kotar, Hungary, Independent State, Italy, Italy Istria, June, Kingdoms, Korčula, Kotor
related to German role · 42
Independent State of Croatia → Agreements, American Vacuum Oil Company, As, Berlin, Bosnia, Budapest, Croatia, Croatian, Crude, Dalmatia, From, German, German-Italian, German-occupied, Germans, Germany, Hercegovina, Hungary, In, Independent State
related to Currency · 32
Independent State of Croatia → According, Afterwards, August, By, Constant, Croatia, December, From April, German, Germany, Gypsies, In, Independent State, Italian, Jews, May, Napoléon, National Bank, NDH, On
related to Establishment of the NDH · 31
Independent State of Croatia → Ante Pavelić, April, Axis, Croatia, Croatian, Croatian Peasant Party, Croats, Following, German, Hrvatska, HSS, Independent State, Italy, Jugoslavenska Vojska, Kingdom, Leader, Maček, NDH, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, On
related to Relations with the Chetniks · 26
Independent State of Croatia → After, Although, Ante Pavelić, Article, Bosnia, Bosnian Chetniks, By, Chetnik, Chetnik Major Jezdimir Dangić, Chetniks, Croatia, Croatian, During, German, Germans, In, Independent State, May, NDH, Partisan
related to Economy · 24
Independent State of Croatia → An, Croatia, Croatian, Edmund Glaise-Horstenau, Fascist Italy, Galeazzo Ciano, German, German Plenipotentiary General, Germans, Germany, However, In, Independent State, Italian, Italian-German, Italy, May, Nazi Germany, NDH, Officially

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ndh croatia state italy croatian german 1941 pavelić serbs yugoslavia germany ustaše zagreb war independent croats government forces italian dalmatia

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Independent State of Croatia1941115,133 km2 (44,453 sq mi)1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaCapitaland largest cityZagreb .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.…1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaCurrencyNDH Kuna1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaDemonymCroatian1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaGovernmentFascist one-party dictatorship (1941–1945) under a constitutional monarchy (1941–1943)[note 1]1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaHistorical eraWorld War II1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaOfficial languagesCroatian1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaReligion~56.2% Roman Catholicism1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaReligion11.1% Islam1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaReligionUnknown number Croatian Orthodox1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaReligion30.6% Serbian Orthodox1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaReligion0.6% Judaism1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaReligion~1.5% other1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaStatusPuppet state1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaToday part ofBosnia and Herzegovina1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaToday part ofCroatia1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaToday part ofSerbia1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaToday part ofSlovenia1.00infobox
Independent State of CroatiaWriting systemLatin1.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• 19416,500,0001.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• 1941–1943Tomislav II1.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• 1941–1943Ante Pavelić1.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• 1941–1945Ante Pavelić1.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• 1943–1945Nikola Mandić1.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• Armed Forces surrender15 May 19451.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• Battle of Odžak25 May 19451.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• Dalmatia annexed10 September 19431.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• Government dissolved8 May 19451.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• Lorković–Vokić plot30 August 19441.00infobox
Independent State of Croatia• State proclaimed10 April 19411.00infobox

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