List of World War II aces from Croatia
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from the Independent State of Croatia, a puppet state of Nazi Germany from 1941–45, created in the portion of Yugoslavia occupied by the Axis powers. There were 25 fighter aces from the Independent State of Croatia, fighting for the Axis, during the Second World War. For other countries see List of World War II flying aces by country.
A
Name | Rank | Total wartime victories | Unit | Notes |
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Vilim Acinger | Executed by Yugoslav Partisans in Slovenia in 1945.[1] | |||
Zdenko Avdić | Časnički namjesnik Sergeant Major | 10 |
B
Name | Rank | Total wartime victories | Unit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Božidar Bartulović | Narednik Sergeant | 8 | Sentenced to 15 years in jail in Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. Released in 1954. | |
Ljudevit Bencetić | Satnik Captain | 16 | ||
Safet Boškić | Natporučnik First Lieutenant | 13 | Nazi German Iron Cross 2nd Class |
C
- Mato Culinovic
- Zivko Culinovic
D
- Mato Dukovac
- Eivko Dzhal (Zivko Dzal)
- Franjo Džal
F
- Vladimir Ferencina
G
- Cvitan Galić
- Dragutin Gazapi
H
- Josip Hellebrant
I
- Dragutin Ivanic
J
- Josip Jelacic
- Ivan Jergovic
K
- Tomislav Kauzlaric
- Josip Kranjc
L
- Jure Lasta
M
- Stjepan Martinashevic
- Eduard Martinko
- Veco Mikovic
R
- Stjepan Radic
S
- Albin Starc
- Zlatko Stipčić
References
- Notes
- ^ Savic and Ciglic 2002, p. 12.
- Bibliography
- Ciglic, Boris and Dragan Savic.Croatian Aces of World War II (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces - 49). London: Oxford, 2002. ISBN 1-84176-435-3.
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