The Independent State of Croatia (Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH) was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany. The NDH was established on April 10, 1941 after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. The state was technically a monarchy and Italian protectorate under its Italian-born King, the Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta ("Tomislav II") from the signing of the Rome agreements on May 19, 1941 until the Italian capitulation on ...
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The Independent State of Croatia (Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH) was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany. The NDH was established on April 10, 1941 after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. The state was technically a monarchy and Italian protectorate under its Italian-born King, the Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta ("Tomislav II") from the signing of the Rome agreements on May 19, 1941 until the Italian capitulation on September 8, 1943, but was actually controlled by the governing fascist Ustaše movement and its Poglavnik, Ante Pavelić, which in turn were primarily under German influence. The state was also a territorial condominium of Germany and Italy (which exercised significant influence only in areas occupied by Italian military forces). Additionally, central Dalmatia was annexed directly into Italian territory as part of the irredentist agenda of an Italian Mare Nostrum (Our Sea). Italian influence collapsed in 1943, with the ousting of Italian...
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