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Croatian Naval Legion
Hrvatska Pomorska Legija
Croatian Naval Legion on 5 May 1944
Active3 July 1941—21 May 1944
CountryCroatian Naval Legion Independent State of Croatia
AllegianceCroatian Naval Legion Germany
BranchKriegsmarine
TypeNavy
Size343 (09/1941)
1,000 men peak in 1943[1]
Part ofWehrmacht
Garrison/HQGeniscek, Ukraine (09/1941)
Mariupol, Ukraine (05/1942)
Trieste, OZAK (1944)
EngagementsWorld 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.

  1. ^ a b Brnardic & Aralica 2016, pp. 12–14.

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