Biographies - Home Defense Army N-Z

Biographies - Home Defense Army

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Nardelli, Antun (1901-1945)

Rank:

Assignments: Commanded the 2nd Croatian Jaeger Brigade, the 4th Croatian Division, and in 1945 assigned to the Poglavnik Bodyguard Divisional Group (Under General Moskov)

Died: Executed post-war.

Notes:

Nikolic, Franjo (1888-?)

Rank:

Assignments: Commanded the 4th Infantry Division, the 5th Infantry Division, and was the Inspector-General of the Infantry for a short period in 1943. Assistant to the commander of the Zagreb garrison till his retirement in November, 1944.

Died: Post-war fate unknown.

Notes:

Nikolic, Franjo (1899-1945)

Rank:

Assignments: Lead the mutiny of the Yugoslav 108th Regiment during the German invasion, April, 1941. In the NDH commanded the 3rd Infantry Division, later commanded the 1st Croatian Jaeger Brigade. Retired in November of 1944, but re-activated in April, 1945, when he becomes the assistant commander of the 5th Croatian Divisional Group.

Died: Executed post-war.

Notes:

Novak, Viktor (1886-?).

Rank: General of the NDH Gendarmerie.

Assignments: Commanded the Banja Luka Gendarmerie Regiment from 1941-1943, and was the Inspector-General of the Gendarmerie till early 1945.

Died: Final fate unknown

Notes:

Opacic, Miroslav (Fridrich) (1888-?).

Rank:

Assignments: General of the Domobranstvo assigned to the Labor Service. Retired in February, 1944.

Died: Final fate unknown.

Notes:

Pacak, Franjo (1885-?)

Rank:

Assignments: Commanded a Brigade of the NDH Border Patrol, later took over the 6th Infantry Division. In 1944 commands the II Military District.

Died: Final fate unknown

Notes:

Palcic, Dusan (1881-1963)

Rank: General of the Domobranstvo

Assignments: From May, 1942 commander of the Labor Service of the Domobranstvo.

Died:

Notes: Survives the war, and appears not to have been prosecuted.

Percevic, Ivan pl. (1881-1947)

Rank:

Assignments: General, later Lt.-General. President of the Office for Promotions and Decorations at the Ministry of the Armed Forces.

Died: Executed post-war.

Notes:

Pericic, Stjepan (1891-1974)

Rank: Promoted to General in February, 1944

Assignments: Commanded the 1st Croatian Mountain Brigade, later commanded the 7th Croatian Mountain Division.

Died:

Notes: Escaped into Austria in May, 1945, and was never extradited.

Perkovic, Aleksandar pl. (1878-?)

Rank:

Assignments: Commander of the Personnel Department of the Domobranstvo from 1941-1943.

Died: Final fate unknown.

Notes:

Petanjek, Makimilijan (1884-1948).

Rank: Professor and honorary General of the Domobranstvo.

Assignments: Taught at the Croatian Military Academy.

Died: Died in Yugoslav jail post-war.

Notes:

Petkovic, Vjekoslav (1860-1943)

Rank: General of the Domobranstvo

Assignments: General of the Domobranstvo from April, 1941- June, 1942, when he is retired.

Died: Dies of natural causes

Notes:

Praunsperger, Milan pl. (1881-1960)

Rank: Lawyer and General of the Domobranstvo

Assignments: Head of the Judge Advocate General's office of the Domobranstvo from 1941-1943. From 1943 to the end of the war head of the Military Archives of the NDH.

Died:

Notes: Spent 10 years in Yugoslav jail post-war

Prebeg, Viktor Ivan (1889-1945)

Rank: General from 1943

Assignments: Worked in the Ministry of the Armed Forces

Died: Executed post-war.

Notes: One of Pavelic's closest friends.

Prohaska, Antun (1888-1951)

Rank:

Assignments: Commanded the 3rd Croatian Jaeger Brigade from May, 1943. In August 1944 becomes the Inspector-General of the Artillery.

Died: Dies while serving the sentence.

Notes: Sentenced to 15 years in Yugoslav jail.

Prpic, Ivan (1887-1967)

Rank: Promoted to General and retired on the same day (February, 1944).

Assignments: While working as head of the Liaison Office between the Domobranstvo and the Ustaska Vojnica, Prpic was accused by the Ustashe of "pro-Yugoslavian sentiments".

Died:

Notes: He was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1943, at which time he was badly wounded. Not prosecuted post-war.

Radl, Emil (1884-1950)

Rank:

Assignments: Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division from 1941-1943, and of the II Military District till February, 1944, when he retires.

Died:

Notes: Does not appear to have been jailed post-war.

Rumler, Dragutin (1883-1944)

Rank: received his Generals rank on April 17, 1941

Assignments: Commanded the Vrbas Military District till March, 1943, and was the military liaison to the Italian II Armata till the capitulation of Italy.

Died: Died of natural causes.

Notes:

Sabljak, Adolf (1886-1945)

Rank: Promoted to General in February, 1944

Assignments: As a Colonel spent time with the Croatian 369th Regiment on the Eastern Front. Worked in the GRAVSIGUR (NDH Internal Security) till the end of the war.

Died: Murdered while in Yugoslav custody.

Notes:

Sach, Julio (1898-1944)

Rank: General of the Domobranstvo

Assignments: Head of the Territorial Defense of the NDH.

Died: Killed in an air raid.

Notes:

Sertic, Mile M.D. (1871-1949)

Rank: Doctor of Medicine and General of the Domobranstvo.

Assignments: Headed the Department of health at the Ministry of the Domobranstvo till 1942, when he retires.

Died:

Notes:

Stimakovic, Zvonimir (1891-1974)

Rank:

Assignments: Commanded the 4th Cadet Regiment, later commanded the II Military District. In 1943 he becomes the Inspector-General of the Cavalry. Spent a short time in Stokerau, where the Croatian Legions were in training. Commanded the 4th Jaeger Brigade from late 1944 to the end of the war.

Died:

Notes: Sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Sarnbek, Ivan (1896-1970)

Rank:

Assignments: Commander of the 6th Infantry Division. Retired in December 1944.

Died:

Notes: Appears not to have been jailed post-war.

Simic, Franjo (1900-1944)

Rank: Received Generals rank in February, 1944. Carried the honorary title "Vitez".

Assignments:

Died: Assassinated in June, 1944, likely by Communist sympathizers.

Notes:

Snur, Ivan (1900-1944)

Rank: Posthumously promoted to General.

Assignments: 8th Mountain Regiment

Died: Dies of wounds received while commanding the 8th Mountain Regiment.

Notes:

Solc, Josip (also Scholz) (1898-1945)

Rank:

Assignments: Commanded the 2nd Infantry regiment, later the Ustase/Domobran Regiment "Ante Pavelic". In November, 1944, he is the second in command in the elite 1st Croatian Storm Division.

Died: Captured in May, 1945 by Partisan forces and executed.

Notes:

Sostaric, Miroslav (1877-1958).

Rank:

Assignments: Worked in the Technical Department of the Ministry of the Armed Forces till his retirement in March, 1943.

Died:

Notes: Appears not to have been jailed post-war.

Stancer, Slavko (also Stanzer)(1872-1945)

Rank:

Assignments: Inspector-General of the entire Armed Forces, later head of the Croatian Military Court.

Died: Died the night before his execution.

Notes: Carried the honorary title "Vitez".

Tartalja (Tartaglia), Kvintilijan (1884-?)

Rank: General of Gendarmerie

Assignments: Commanded the OruÅ¾niÅ¡tvo (Gendarmerie) of the NDH Home Defense, taking over from General Mizler in July, 1942. It would appear that Tartalja served in this capacity for only one month, as in August, 1942, the Gendarmerie came under Ustasha control, and was commanded by Ustasha Colonel Viljko Pecnikar. His position after this point, and his final fate, are unknown.

Died:

Notes: Brigadier-General of the Royal Yugoslav Gendarmerie prior to WW2.

Tomasevic, Ivan (1892-1945)

Rank: Generals rank attained in January, 1944.

Assignments: Commanded the 2nd Infantry Division. Later Liaison Officer to the German 15th Corps. Worked for the GRAVSIGUR (Internal Security) for a short period in 1944 before becoming commander of the 10th Division.

Died: Executed post-war.

Notes:

Vuckovic, Mirko (1891-1945)

Rank: Lawyer and General

Assignments: Worked at the Military Tribunal of the NDH until he becomes head of the Legal Department of the Ministry of the Armed Forces in 1943.

Died: Executed post-war.

Notes:

Wanner, Rudolf (1884-?)

Rank:

Assignments: Second in command of the II Military District, later transferred to the Counter-Intelligence Department at the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Retired in November, 1944.

Died: Final fate unknown.

Notes:

Zgaga, Mirko (1890-1943)

Rank: Posthumously promoted to General.

Assignments:

Died: Killed in action as the commander of the Gospic city garrison on October 9, 1943.

Notes:

Zorn, Bozidar (1900-?)

Rank:

Assignments: Commanded the 2nd Croatian Mountain Brigade, the 9th Croatian Mountain Division, and the 2nd Infantry Division.

Died: Disappeared in late April, 1945, fate unknown.

Notes:

Researched by Ivan Bajlo and Allen Milcic

Nardelli, Antun (1901-1945)
Rank:
Assignments:	Commanded the 2nd Croatian Jaeger Brigade, the 4th Croatian Division, and in 1945 assigned to the Poglavnik Bodyguard Divisional Group (Under General Moskov)
Died:	Executed post-war.
Notes:

Nikolic, Franjo (1888-?)
Rank:
Assignments:	Commanded the 4th Infantry Division, the 5th Infantry Division, and was the Inspector-General of the Infantry for a short period in 1943. Assistant to the commander of the Zagreb garrison till his retirement in November, 1944.
Died:	Post-war fate unknown.
Notes:

Nikolic, Franjo (1899-1945)
Rank:
Assignments:	Lead the mutiny of the Yugoslav 108th Regiment during the German invasion, April, 1941. In the NDH commanded the 3rd Infantry Division, later commanded the 1st Croatian Jaeger Brigade. Retired in November of 1944, but re-activated in April, 1945, when he becomes the assistant commander of the 5th Croatian Divisional Group.
Died:	Executed post-war.
Notes:

Novak, Viktor (1886-?).
Rank:	General of the NDH Gendarmerie.
Assignments:	Commanded the Banja Luka Gendarmerie Regiment from 1941-1943, and was the Inspector-General of the Gendarmerie till early 1945.
Died:	Final fate unknown
Notes:

Opacic, Miroslav (Fridrich) (1888-?).
Rank:
Assignments:	General of the Domobranstvo assigned to the Labor Service. Retired in February, 1944.
Died:	Final fate unknown.
Notes:

Pacak, Franjo (1885-?)
Rank:
Assignments:	Commanded a Brigade of the NDH Border Patrol, later took over the 6th Infantry Division. In 1944 commands the II Military District.
Died:	Final fate unknown
Notes:

Palcic, Dusan (1881-1963)
Rank:	General of the Domobranstvo
Assignments:	From May, 1942 commander of the Labor Service of the Domobranstvo.
Died:
Notes:	Survives the war, and appears not to have been prosecuted.

Percevic, Ivan pl. (1881-1947)
Rank:
Assignments:	General, later Lt.-General. President of the Office for Promotions and Decorations at the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
Died:	Executed post-war.
Notes:

Pericic, Stjepan (1891-1974)
Rank:	Promoted to General in February, 1944
Assignments:	Commanded the 1st Croatian Mountain Brigade, later commanded the 7th Croatian Mountain Division.
Died:
Notes:	Escaped into Austria in May, 1945, and was never extradited.

Perkovic, Aleksandar pl. (1878-?)
Rank:
Assignments:	Commander of the Personnel Department of the Domobranstvo from 1941-1943.
Died:	Final fate unknown.
Notes:

Petanjek, Makimilijan (1884-1948).
Rank:	Professor and honorary General of the Domobranstvo.
Assignments:	Taught at the Croatian Military Academy.
Died:	Died in Yugoslav jail post-war.
Notes:

Petkovic, Vjekoslav (1860-1943)
Rank:	General of the Domobranstvo
Assignments:	General of the Domobranstvo from April, 1941- June, 1942, when he is retired.
Died:	Dies of natural causes
Notes:

Praunsperger, Milan pl. (1881-1960)
Rank:	Lawyer and General of the Domobranstvo
Assignments:	Head of the Judge Advocate General's office of the Domobranstvo from 1941-1943. From 1943 to the end of the war head of the Military Archives of the NDH.
Died:
Notes:	Spent 10 years in Yugoslav jail post-war

Prebeg, Viktor Ivan (1889-1945)
Rank:	General from 1943
Assignments:	Worked in the Ministry of the Armed Forces
Died:	Executed post-war.
Notes:	One of Pavelic's closest friends.

Prohaska, Antun (1888-1951)
Rank:
Assignments:	Commanded the 3rd Croatian Jaeger Brigade from May, 1943. In August 1944 becomes the Inspector-General of the Artillery.
Died:	Dies while serving the sentence.
Notes:	Sentenced to 15 years in Yugoslav jail.

Prpic, Ivan (1887-1967)
Rank:	Promoted to General and retired on the same day (February, 1944).
Assignments:	While working as head of the Liaison Office between the Domobranstvo and the Ustaska Vojnica, Prpic was accused by the Ustashe of "pro-Yugoslavian sentiments".
Died:
Notes:	He was the victim of an assassination attempt in 1943, at which time he was badly wounded. Not prosecuted post-war.

Radl, Emil (1884-1950)
Rank:
Assignments:	Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division from 1941-1943, and of the II Military District till February, 1944, when he retires.
Died:
Notes:	Does not appear to have been jailed post-war.

Rumler, Dragutin (1883-1944)
Rank:	received his Generals rank on April 17, 1941
Assignments:	Commanded the Vrbas Military District till March, 1943, and was the military liaison to the Italian II Armata till the capitulation of Italy.
Died:	Died of natural causes.
Notes:

Sabljak, Adolf (1886-1945)
Rank:	Promoted to General in February, 1944
Assignments:	As a Colonel spent time with the Croatian 369th Regiment on the Eastern Front. Worked in the GRAVSIGUR (NDH Internal Security) till the end of the war.
Died:	Murdered while in Yugoslav custody.
Notes:

Sach, Julio (1898-1944)
Rank:	General of the Domobranstvo
Assignments:	Head of the Territorial Defense of the NDH.
Died:	Killed in an air raid.
Notes:

Sertic, Mile M.D. (1871-1949)
Rank:	Doctor of Medicine and General of the Domobranstvo.
Assignments:	Headed the Department of health at the Ministry of the Domobranstvo till 1942, when he retires.
Died:
Notes:

Stimakovic, Zvonimir (1891-1974)
Rank:
Assignments:	Commanded the 4th Cadet Regiment, later commanded the II Military District. In 1943 he becomes the Inspector-General of the Cavalry. Spent a short time in Stokerau, where the Croatian Legions were in training. Commanded the 4th Jaeger Brigade from late 1944 to the end of the war.
Died:
Notes:	Sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Sarnbek, Ivan (1896-1970)
Rank:
Assignments:	Commander of the 6th Infantry Division. Retired in December 1944.
Died:
Notes:	Appears not to have been jailed post-war.

Simic, Franjo (1900-1944)
Rank:	Received Generals rank in February, 1944. Carried the honorary title "Vitez".
Assignments:
Died:	Assassinated in June, 1944, likely by Communist sympathizers.
Notes:

Snur, Ivan (1900-1944)
Rank:	Posthumously promoted to General.
Assignments:	8th Mountain Regiment
Died:	Dies of wounds received while commanding the 8th Mountain Regiment.
Notes:

Solc, Josip (also Scholz) (1898-1945)
Rank:
Assignments:	Commanded the 2nd Infantry regiment, later the Ustase/Domobran Regiment "Ante Pavelic". In November, 1944, he is the second in command in the elite 1st Croatian Storm Division.
Died:	Captured in May, 1945 by Partisan forces and executed.
Notes:

Sostaric, Miroslav (1877-1958).
Rank:
Assignments:	Worked in the Technical Department of the Ministry of the Armed Forces till his retirement in March, 1943.
Died:
Notes:	Appears not to have been jailed post-war.

Stancer, Slavko (also Stanzer)(1872-1945)
Rank:
Assignments:	Inspector-General of the entire Armed Forces, later head of the Croatian Military Court.
Died:	Died the night before his execution.
Notes:	Carried the honorary title "Vitez".

Tartalja (Tartaglia), Kvintilijan (1884-?)
Rank:	General of Gendarmerie
Assignments:	Commanded the OruÅ¾niÅ¡tvo (Gendarmerie) of the NDH Home Defense, taking over from General Mizler in July, 1942. It would appear that Tartalja served in this capacity for only one month, as in August, 1942, the Gendarmerie came under Ustasha control, and was commanded by Ustasha Colonel Viljko Pecnikar. His position after this point, and his final fate, are unknown.
Died:
Notes:	Brigadier-General of the Royal Yugoslav Gendarmerie prior to WW2.

Tomasevic, Ivan (1892-1945)
Rank:	Generals rank attained in January, 1944.
Assignments:	Commanded the 2nd Infantry Division. Later Liaison Officer to the German 15th Corps. Worked for the GRAVSIGUR (Internal Security) for a short period in 1944 before becoming commander of the 10th Division.
Died:	Executed post-war.
Notes: