Croatian Naval Legion

Croatian Naval Legion

The Croatian Naval Legion (Croatian: Hrvatska pomorska legija), officially known as the Croatian Naval Battalion - Black Sea was a military unit of the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia which fought as part of the Kriegsmarine on the Eastern Front.

Upon its formation the unit had 343 men.[1] Upon deployment the legion received a large influx of Ukrainian volunteers, which raised the size of the unit to 1000 men.[2] Members of the legion rescued Erich von Manstein from a boat fire.[2]

Commanders

  • Andro Vrkljan
  • Stjepan Rumenovic

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Croatian Naval Legion at AxisHistory.com
  2. ^ a b Croatian Naval Legion
  3. ^ Mažuranić family again in Croatia



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