(1903-12-08)8 December 1903 Vaška, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died
2 December 1948(1948-12-02) (aged 44) Zagreb, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Cause of death
Execution by firing squad
Allegiance
Yugoslavia (1922–1941)Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945)
Service/branch
Royal Yugoslav Army Yugoslav Royal Air Force Croatian Air Force
Years of service
1922–1945
Rank
Major Major General
Commands held
Croatian Air Force
Battles/wars
World War II
Vladimir Kren (8 December 1903 – 2 December 1948) was a Croatian major general and commander of the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia (ZNDH) during World War II. He was an officer in the Royal Yugoslav Air Force (VVKJ) before the war. In April 1941, he defected to Nazi Germany and handed over the locations of many of the VVKJ's dispersal airfields and exposed many of its codes. This made it easier for the Luftwaffe to destroy the VVKJ during the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, which began shortly after Kren's defection.
Kren was named the commander of the ZNDH upon returning to Zagreb in mid-April 1941 and served in this capacity until September 1943, when he voluntarily retired. In June 1944, Croatian leader Ante Pavelić ordered that Kren be returned to active service within the ZNDH and had him re-appointed as its commander.
In May 1945, Kren fled to Italy via Austria and was arrested by Allied forces. He escaped from Allied custody in early 1947, but was arrested by British forces that March while trying to board a ship bound for Argentina. He was extradited to Yugoslavia and put on trial in Zagreb, found guilty of various offences, and sentenced to death by firing squad. He was executed in December 1948.
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end to hopes of a settlement with Germany. On 3 April 1941, Kapetan VladimirKren defected in a Potez 25, taking with him intelligence about the Royal...
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her. When three surfers stop by for coffee and to say hello, Simon leaves. Kren notices that Simon's car sounds like that which sped off the previous evening...
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ISBN 978-1-4728-0596-6. OCLC 902957490. Taborsky, Edward (September 1964). "Jan Kren, Do emigrace: Buržoasni zahranični odboj, 1938-1939. Prague: Naše Vojsko...
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1960), ice hockey player and coach Hynek Kmoníček (born 1962), diplomat Ivo Křen (1964–2020), graphic artist and glass art theoretician Roman Prymula (born...
Drama German-Estonian-Austrian co-production Rammbock: Berlin Undead Marvin Kren Michael Fuith [de], Theo Trebs, Emily Cox Horror a.k.a. Siege of the Dead...
monthly rent. Below are the cast of the series: Ian Pangilinan as Jose Vladimir "Vlad" Austria Paolo Pangilinan as Karl Frederick "Archi" Almasen Adrienne...
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Music in Ohio. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2004. Painter, Kren. Symphonic Aspirations: German Music and Politics, 1900–1945. Cambridge:...
Global Information
Yugoslavia (1922–1941)
Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945)