List of Croatian military equipment of World War II
The Independent State of Croatia was established by Germany and Italy 10 April 1941 after the Yugoslavia has fallen to axis forces. The Croatian state has managed to survive until January, 1945, than the Soviet offense pushed Axis-supporting Croatians to Austria. The list below cover military equipment of Croatia Axis supporters (Croatian Home Guard, Ustaše militia and Croatian Armed Forces) in period 1941-1945, but do not include the equipment of the pro-Allies partisans.
Knives and bayonets
Small arms
Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)
Automatic pistols and submachine guns
Rifles
- Karabiner 98k - main rifle
- vz. 24
Grenades and grenade launchers
Flamethrowers
M2001 F
M2005 F
M1999 F
M1987 F
Machine guns
Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns
Artillery
Infantry mortars
- Stokes mortar (60 mm)
- Brandt Mle 27/31 (81 mm)
Field artillery
Anti-tank guns
- PaK 36 (37mm)
- 3.7 cm kanon PÚV vz. 34
Anti-tank weapons (besides ant-tank guns)
Vehicles
Tankettes
Self-propelled guns
Tank-based
Navy ships and war vessels
Croatian Navy was restricted until September, 1943 to do not have any vessel over 50 tons displacement. Therefore, the Navy was limited to coastal patrol crafts.
Aircraft
Main article: Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia
Initial batch (1941)
- Ikarus IK-2 - 4
- Rogožarski IK-3 - usage unclear
- Dornier Do 17K - 6 until May, 1941
- Bristol Blenheim I - 8
- Potez 25 - 45
- Breguet 19 - 50
- Zmaj Fizir FP-2
- Fokker F.IX model F.39 - 1
- Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 -1
- Avia BH-33 E - 7
- Hawker Fury II - 1
Reinforcements (1942)
- Caproni Ca.311 M - 10
- AVIA FL.3 - 20
- Fiat G.50bis - 9
- Fiat G.50B (trainer) - 1
- Dornier Do-17K - 11 + (9 on Russian front)
- Bristol Blenheim I - 3
- Caproni Ca.310 - 1
- Rogožarski PVT - 15
- Rogožarski R-100 (ground attack version) - 11
- Potez 25 ~ 4
- Breguet 19 ~ 4
- Zmaj Fizir FN ~ 4
- Zmaj Fizir FP-2 ~ 4
- Fokker F.7 - 7
- Fokker F.9 - 1
- Fokker F.XVIII - 1
Frontline reinforcements (1943)
- Dornier Do-17E - 30
- Bücker Bü 131 - 34
- Saiman 200 - 25
- Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 - 48
- Beneš-Mráz Beta-Minor - 25
- Fiat CR.42 - 6 (captured from Italy)
- CANT Z.1007 ~ 4 (captured from Italy)
- Fiat BR.20 ~ 4 (captured from Italy)
- Fiat G.50 ~ 43 (captured from Italy)
Last reinforcements (1944-1945)
- Macchi C.202 - 18
- Macchi C.200 ~ 4
- Macchi C.205 - 4
- Messerschmitt 109G - 46
- Bücker Bü 181 - 22
- Ju 87D - 15
- Ju 87R-2 - 6
- Fieseler Fi 167 ~ 11
- Dornier Do-17E - 12
- Messerschmitt 110G - 2
References
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