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The ZNDH came into being as early as 19 April 1941, just nine days after the proclamation of the NDH. Its commander was Colonel Vladimir Kren, a former captain of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force (Serbo-Croatian: Vazduhoplovstvo Vojske Kraljevine Jugoslavije; VVKJ), [3] who had defected to the Germans in Graz in his Potez 25 on 4 April 1941 and declared himself an Ustaše supporter.
The Independent State of Croatia was established by Germany and Italy 10 April 1941 after Yugoslavia had fallen to Axis forces. The Croatian State survived until January 1945, then the Soviet offense pushed Axis-supporting Croatians back into Austria.
Air warfare during World War II in Yugoslavia pitted the Yugoslav Air Force, both Royal and NOVJ, United States Army Air Force (USAAF), the Royal Air Force (RAF), including the Balkan Air Force, and Soviet Air Forces against the German Luftwaffe, the Italian Regia Aeronautica and the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia (Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske, ZNDH).
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which ... Belgium, Germany, Croatia Gloster Gamecock: ... Allied Aviation XLRA ...
Croatian Aces of World War II (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces - 49). London: Oxford, 2002. ISBN 1-84176-435-3. Lisko, T. and D. Canak. Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo u Drugome Svejetskom Ratu (The Croatian Airforce in the Second World War). Zagreb, 1998. ISBN 953-97698-0-9. Vladimir Brnardic (17 November 2016).
In 2013, Croatian government decided to retire its fleet of Antonov An-32B tactical transport aircraft and instead rely on its allies for tactical transport. [15] The air force obtained 16 Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior from the US in 2016 and 2017 and these were assigned to the Helicopter Squadron at 93rd air Base.
Allied aircraft specifically started targeting ZNDH (Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia) and Luftwaffe bases and aircraft for the first time as a result of the Seventh Offensive, including Operation Rösselsprung in late May 1944. Up until then Axis aircraft could fly inland almost at will, as long as they remained at low altitude.
The Independent State of Croatia (Serbo-Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH) was a World War II–era puppet state of Nazi Germany [6] [7] and Fascist Italy. It was established in parts of occupied Yugoslavia on 10 April 1941, after the invasion by the Axis powers .