Independent State of Croatia (Axis Triumph)

The Independent State of Croatia (Serbo-Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, Независна Држава Хрватска; NDH) was a fascist puppet state of Italy and later Nazi Germany, though officially was a constitutional monarchy. After the Balkans Campaign, in which the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was invaded, Croatia became an independent state, set up by Italy. The ruling party was the Croatian Revolutionary Party, or Ustasa, a radical fascist party.

After the end of World War II, the Independent State of Croatia became almost entirely free of Italian/German rule, with the leader, Ante Pavelic, given almost absolute power over the government without Axis oversight. There was a holocaust against Jews, Serbs, and gypsies in the country during and after the war. It became a prominent member of the Axis after the war.