Military history of Croatia
The military history of Croatia encompasses wars, battles and all military actions fought on the territory of modern Croatia and the military history of the Croat people regardless of political geography.
The monument in Vid, depicting duke Domagoj and his archers. Work of Croatian sculptor Stjepan Skoko.
Oton Iveković's romanticized depiction of King Petar Snačić's death at the Battle of Gvozd Mountain. Snačić's death led to a succession crisis in Croatia and an eventual dynastic union between Croatia and Hungary.
Fight between Croatian and Ottoman forces in 1493, as shown on Cenotaph of Maximilian I in Hofkirche in Innsbruck.
A depiction of Battle of Krbava Field between Croatians and Ottomans in 1493.
Croatian Home Guard (World War II)
The Croatian Home Guard was the land army part of the armed forces of the Independent State of Croatia which existed during World War II.
Uniforms of Croatian Home Guard. From left to right: Army proper, Navy, Air Force.
Croatian Home Guard memorial in Mirogoj cemetery
Memorial unveiled in Trsat in 2003
Image: Marshal Slavko Kvaternik