Royal Croatian Home Guard
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The Royal Croatian Home Guard was the Croatian
army section of the Royal Hungarian Army , which existed from 1868 to 1918. The force was created by decree of the Croatian Parliament on December 5, 1868 as a result of the Croatian-Hungarian Settlement.
The settlement specified four conditions:
then eight battalions:
in the next five years:
and the:
consisting of the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th Home Guard Infantry regiment under the Command of Stjepan Sarkotić took part in the battle against Serbia in August, 1914 together with the 104th Landsturm (pučko-ustaška) Brigade under the Command of Theodor Bekić http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/serbia.htm
, the Independent State of Croatia
was formed and Croatian Home Guard
was restored as its regular army which existed from April 1941 to May 1945.
On 24 December 1991, at the beginning of Croatian War of Independence, the Croatian Home Guard was restored as a part of the Croatian Army.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
army section of the Royal Hungarian Army , which existed from 1868 to 1918. The force was created by decree of the Croatian Parliament on December 5, 1868 as a result of the Croatian-Hungarian Settlement.
The settlement specified four conditions:
- Croats would serve their military service within Croatia
- Military training would be conducted in CroatianCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
- Cadet and Domobran academies would be formed
- Croatian military units could take on Croatian names
First units
eight squadrons:- 79th Home Guard Squadron ( VaraždinVaraždinVaraždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
) - 80th Home Guard Squadron ( ZagrebZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
) - 81st Home Guard Squadron ( ViroviticaViroviticaVirovitica is a Croatian town near the Croatian-Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,663, with 21,327 people in the municipality...
) - 82nd Home Guard Squadron ( VukovarVukovarVukovar is a city in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Syrmia County...
)
- 29th Home Guard Squadron ( VaraždinVaraždinVaraždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
) - 30th Home Guard Squadron ( VaraždinVaraždinVaraždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
) - 31st Home Guard Squadron ( VinkovciVinkovciVinkovci is a city in Croatia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County. In the 2011 census, the total population of the city was 35,375, making it the largest town of the county...
) - 32nd Home Guard Squadron ( VinkovciVinkovciVinkovci is a city in Croatia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County. In the 2011 census, the total population of the city was 35,375, making it the largest town of the county...
)
then eight battalions:
- 83rd Home Guard Battalion ( SisakSisakSisak is a city in central Croatia. The city's population in 2011 was 33,049, with a total of 49,699 in the administrative region and it is also the administrative centre of the Sisak-Moslavina county...
) - 84th Home Guard Battalion ( BjelovarBjelovarBjelovar is a city in central Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. During the 2001 census, there were 41,869 inhabitants, 90.51% which are Croats....
) - 87th Home Guard Battalion ( GospićGospicGospić is a town in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Lika-Senj county. Gospić is located near the Lika River in the middle of a karst field....
) - 88th Home Guard Battalion ( OgulinOgulinOgulin is a town in north-western Croatia, in Karlovac County. It has a population of 8,712 , and a total municipal population of 15,054...
) - 89th Home Guard Battalion ( Švarča )
- 90th Home Guard Battalion ( GlinaGlina, CroatiaGlina is a small town in central Croatia, located southwest of Petrinja and Sisak in the Sisak-Moslavina county. It lies on the eponymous river of Glina.-History:...
) - 91st Home Guard Battalion ( Nova GradiškaNova GradiškaNova Gradiška is a city located in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia, population 14,196 . It is located in the historic region of Slavonia, near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina....
) - 92nd Home Guard Battalion ( MitrovicaMitrovicaMitrovica, which stems from the name "Saint Demetrius" or "Sveti Dimitrije" may refer to:- Places :* Kosovska Mitrovica, a city in the disputed region of Kosovo* Sremska Mitrovica, a city in Srem, Serbia...
)
in the next five years:
- 25th Home Guard Infantry Regiment ( ZagrebZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
) - 26th Home Guard Infantry Regiment ( KarlovacKarlovacKarlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
) - 27th Home Guard Infantry Regiment ( SisakSisakSisak is a city in central Croatia. The city's population in 2011 was 33,049, with a total of 49,699 in the administrative region and it is also the administrative centre of the Sisak-Moslavina county...
) - 28th Home Guard Infantry Regiment ( OsijekOsijekOsijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
)
and the:
- 10th Home Guard Cavalry Regiment ( VaraždinVaraždinVaraždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
)
Commanders of the Royal Croatian Home Guard
All commanders of the Royal Croatian Home Guard Command, rank general, where Croatians:- Count Miroslav Kulmer (1869–1875),
- Dragutin Višnić (1875–1880),
- Milan (Emil) Musulin (1881–1890),
- Matija Raslić (1890–1893),
- Eduard Lukinac (1893–1897),
- Josip Bach (1897–1901),
- Ðuro Ćanić (1901–1903),
- Radoslav Gerba (1903–1907),
- Svetozar BorojevićSvetozar BoroevicSvetozar Boroević von Bojna was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War....
(1907–1912), - Stjepan Sarkotić (1912–1914),
- Ivan Salis Seewis (1915),
- Anton Lipošćak (1915–1916, 1917),
- Luka Šnjarić (1916–1917),
- Mihael Mihaljević (1917–1918),
- Teodor Soretić (1918).
Croatian Home Guard in the First World War
The 42nd Home Guard Infantry Division42. Home Guard Infantry Division
The 42. Home Guard Infantry Division , given the nickname the Devils's Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Croatian Home Guard within the Austro-Hungarian Army which was active in World War I.-Commanders:...
consisting of the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th Home Guard Infantry regiment under the Command of Stjepan Sarkotić took part in the battle against Serbia in August, 1914 together with the 104th Landsturm (pučko-ustaška) Brigade under the Command of Theodor Bekić http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/serbia.htm
Croatian Home Guard after 1918
During World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
was formed and Croatian Home Guard
Croatian Home Guard
Croatian Home Guard or also, known as the "Homeland Defenders," was the name used for the armed forces of the Independent State of Croatia which existed during World War II.- Formation :...
was restored as its regular army which existed from April 1941 to May 1945.
On 24 December 1991, at the beginning of Croatian War of Independence, the Croatian Home Guard was restored as a part of the Croatian Army.