This is a list of people who led the military and politics of the

Independent State of Croatia The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist It ...

Military leaders of the Croatian Armed Forces

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Maks Luburić MAKS or Maks may refer to: People *Maksim (Maks), a Slavic given name * Kees Maks (1876-1967) Dutch painter Places * Maks, a settlement in northern Poland Other uses *MAKS Air Show, an international airshow held near Moscow, Russia *MAKS (space ...

* Rafael Boban * Dinko Šakić *

Božidar Kavran Božidar Kavran (1913–1948) was a member of the Croatian World War II Ustaše regime. Kavran was born in Zagreb on 22 September 1913. He served as leader of the Ustaše from May 1943 onwards. He attempted to organize a rebellion against the Comm ...

* Ivan Ico Kirin * Ivica Matković *

Ljubo Miloš Ljubomir "Ljubo" Miloš (25 February 1919 – 20 August 1948) was a Croatian public official who was a member of the Ustaše of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II. He served as commandant of the Jasenovac concentrat ...

* Ante Moskov *

Juraj Rukavina Juraj Rukavina may refer to: * Juraj Rukavina Vidovgradski (soldier), (1777–1849), soldier and politician, grandfather of Juraj Rukavina born in 1834 * Juraj Rukavina Vidovgradski (politician), (1834–1915), Croatian politician, grandson of ...

Tomislav Sertić Tomislav Sertić (21 December 1902 – September 1945) was a Croatian military officer who served as the commander of all Ustaše Military Units, chief of staff of the Ustaše Militia and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. He was ...

* Vjekoslav Servatzy *

Slavko Stanzer Slavko () is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable holders of the name include: Arts * Slavko Avsenik, Slovenian musician * Slavko Avsenik, Jr., Slovenian musician * Slavko Brankov, Croatian actor * Slavko Brill, Croatian Jewish sculptor * Slavko ...

Vjekoslav Vrančić Vjekoslav Vrančić (25 March 1904 – 25 September 1990) was a high-ranked Croatian Ustaše official who held different positions in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II in Yugoslavia. After the proclamation, he served as the Un ...

* Antun Vrban *

Viktor Pavičić Viktor Pavičić (15 October 1898 – 20 January 1943) was a Croatian military commander who led the 369th Reinforced Croatian Infantry Regiment, which fought on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front and was involved in the Battle of ...

Political leaders of the NDH

* Ante Pavelić –

Poglavnik () was the title used by Ante Pavelić, leader of the World War II Croatian movement Ustaše and of the Independent State of Croatia between 1941 and 1945. Etymology and usage The word was first recorded in a 16th-century dictionary compiled ...

, President of the Government 1941-1943 * Nikola Mandić – President of the Government 1943-1945 *

Osman Kulenović Osman Kulenović (15 December 1889 – 7 June 1947) was a Yugoslav politician and lawyer, most notable for serving as the Vice President of the Government of the Independent State of Croatia in 1941. Early life Osman Kulenović was born to a weal ...

– Vice-president of NDH (1941) *

Džafer Kulenović Dr. Džafer Kulenović (17 February 1891 – 3 October 1956), often referred to as Džafer- beg Kulenović, was a Bosnian Muslim and Yugoslav politician who led the Yugoslav Muslim Organization in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was briefly Min ...

– Vice-president of NDH (1941-1945), ex-President of Yugoslav Muslim Organization *

Slavko Kvaternik Slavko Kvaternik (25 August 1878 – 7 June 1947) was a Croatian Ustaše military general and politician who was one of the founders of the Ustaše movement. Kvaternik was military commander and Minister of '' Domobranstvo'' (''Armed Forces''). O ...

– Vojskovođa (Field-Marshal), Minister of Croatian Home Guard *

Mirko Puk Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin. By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together me ...

– Minister of Justice * Andrija Artuković – Minister of the Interior *

Ivan Petrić Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgar ...

– Minister of Health (1941–1942) **Left the NDH in 1942 and moved to

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Lovro Šušič Lovro is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Lovro Artuković (born 1959), Croatian painter and graphic artist who primarily paints large scale figurative canvases *Lovro Benić (born 1994), Croatian footballer *Lovro Cve ...

– Minister of Economy 1941 *

Josip Balen Josip () is a male given name found among Croats and Slovenes, a cognate of Joseph. In Croatia, the name Josip was the second most common masculine given name in the decades up to 1959, and has stayed among the top ten most common ones throughout 2 ...

– Minister of Economy 1942-1943 *

Vladimir Košak Vladimir Košak (25 July 1908 – 18 June 1947) was a Croatian economist, lawyer, politician and NDH diplomat, hanged for war crimes after World War II. Early life Košak was born in Velika Gorica. He graduated with a doctorate in law Faculty of ...

– Minister of Finance 1941-1943 * Ante Filipančić – Minister of Finance 1943 * Dragutin Toth – Minister of Finance 1943-1945 *

Mile Budak Mile Budak (30 August 1889 – 7 June 1945) was a Croatian politician and writer best known as one of the chief ideologists of the Croatian fascist Ustaša movement, which ruled the Independent State of Croatia during World War II in Yugoslavia ...

– Minister of Religion and Education *

Ivica Frković Ivica is a Slavic names, Slavic masculine given name, a diminutive form of Ivan (name), Ivan. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John. It is one of the frequent male given names in ...

– Minister of Forestry & Mining *

Jozo Dumandžić Jozo is a Croatian masculine given name, cognate to Josip and in turn Joseph. It may refer to: * Jozo Alebić * Jozo Bogdanović * Jozo Brkić * Jozo Kljaković * Jozo Križanović * Jozo Matovac * Jozo Matošić * Jozo Pavič * Jozo Penava * Joz ...

– Minister of Association *

Milovan Žanić The Croatian State Government ( hr, Hrvatska državna vlada) was the government of the Independent State of Croatia from 16 April 1941 until 8 May 1945. On 11 April 1941, after the proclamation of the Independent State of Croatia, Slavko Kvatern ...

– President of Legislative Committee *

Nahid Kulenović Nahid Kulenović (5 July 1929 – 30 June 1969) was an emigree Croatian newspaper columnist, editor (''Hrvatska sloboda'', ''Hrvatska straža'') and activist, president of the German branch of Croatian Liberation Movement (HOP). Gordan AkrapMač i ...

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Military leaders of the Croatian Armed Forces

Political leaders of the NDH

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