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Biographies - Home Defense Air Force
Džal, Franjo Rank: Air Force Colonel Assignments: served on East Front , 18 air wins Executed: Notes:
Kren, Vladimir (Vlado) (1903-1948) Rank: General of the Air force Assignments: Commander of the Air force of the NDH from April, 1941 - September 13, 1943, when he is retired at his own request. Re-activated in June of 1944 and once again named commander of the Airforce, in which capacity he remains till the end of the war. Executed: 1948 Notes: He was in 1941. Captain of Yugoslav Air Force , 49th in his class year .Kren became famous because he defecting to the Germans with his aircraft on 4th January 1941. He took top secret defense plans of Yugoslav airfields in Croatia , Slovenia and Bosnia. He landed in Graz (in that time Germany, today Austria). When NDH was established he return to Zagreb. Field Marshal Slavko Kvaternik promoted him to Colonel.
Vlado was part of 'Vokic - Lorkovic' coup. At end of a war Kren escaped again with his plane and landed in Austria, at time Austria was in British hands. Arrested in Italy in 1947, and extradited to Yugoslavia. British Army return him to communists and he was sentenced to death and shot in 1948.
Navratil, Miroslav (Friedrich) (1893-1947) Rank: General of the Air force Assignments: Military Attaché in Bucurest, Romania till August, 1943, when he is promoted to Lt.-General, and returned to the NDH. Here he becomes a government Minister, and commander of the armed forces. Retired in October, 1944 and moved to Austria. Executed: 1947 Note: Extradited to Yugoslavia post-war, and executed.
Rogulja, Adalbert Rank: Airforce Colonel Assignments: Commander of the Airforce of the NDH from September 14th, 1943 - June 4th, 1944 Died: Notes:
Rubcic, Dragutin (1899-1986) Rank: General of the Airforce Assignments: Received his Generals rank in May, 1944 Died: Notes: Escaped by airplane to Austria in the last days of the war, and emigrated to Argentina.
Uzelac, Milan (1867-1954) Rank: Honorary Airforce General. Assignments: Died: Notes:
Rank: General of the Airforce Assignments: Executed: Notes:
Rank: General of the Airforce Assignments: Killed: Notes:
Researched by Ivan Bajlo and Allen Milcic
