Croatian Air Force Legion
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croatian-air-force-legion-250-6237955
title:
Croatian Air Force Legion
text:
The Croatian Air Force Legion, or HZL, was a unit of the Luftwaffe, composed entirely of volunteers drawn from the nazi puppet-state, the Independent State of Croatia. Many of them had previously served in the Royal Yugoslav Air Force in April 1941 during the Nazi Invasion of Yugoslavia. The legion fought on the Eastern Front between 1941–1943 during the Second World War. The unit was sent to Germany for training on 15 July 1941, the fighter group to Fürth near Nüremberg and the bomber group to
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_Air_Force_Legion
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date modified:
2024-03-01T16:25:19Z
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13
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