Back الفيلق البحري الكرواتي Arabic Kroatische Marinelegion German Legión Naval Croata Spanish Légion navale croate French Hrvatski pomorski odjel Croatian Chorwacki Legion Morski Polish Legião Naval Croata Portuguese Хорватский морской легион Russian Hrvaška pomorska legija Slovenian Хорватський військово-морський відділ Ukrainian
| Croatian Naval Legion | |
|---|---|
| Hrvatska Pomorska Legija | |
 Croatian Naval Legion on 5 May 1944 | |
| Active | 3 July 1941—21 May 1944 |
| Country |  Independent State of Croatia |
| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | 343 (09/1941) 1,000 men peak in 1943[1] |
| Part of | Wehrmacht |
| Garrison/HQ | Geniscek, Ukraine (09/1941) Mariupol, Ukraine (05/1942) Trieste, OZAK (1944) |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Andro Vrkljan[1] |
The Croatian Naval Legion (Croatian: Hrvatska pomorska legija) was a contingent of volunteers from the Independent State of Croatia that served with Nazi Germany's navy Kriegsmarine, on the Black Sea and Adriatic Sea during World War II.
- ^ a b Brnardic & Aralica 2016, pp. 12–14.