26 Aug 1939 |
the banates of Sava and Primorje, the districts of Dubrovnik, Šid, Ilok, Brčko, Gradačac, Derventa, Travnik and Fojnica of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, are merged into a banate under the name of the Banate of Croatia in accordance with a regulation approved by the Regents of Yugoslavia on 26 Aug 1939, effective on publication (Yugoslavia Official Gazette, No. 194-A, 26 Aug 1939, pp. 1197-1199) |
26 Aug 1939 - 10 Apr 1941 |
Banovina Hrvatska | Banate of Croatia |
10 Apr 1941 |
Croatia is proclaimed an independent state in accordance with a declaration issued by the Deputy Leader of the State on 10 Apr 1941 (Hrvatski narod, Extra, 10 Apr 1941, p. 1) |
10 Apr 1941 - 8 May 1945 |
Nezavisna Država Hrvatska | Independent State of Croatia [1] |
8 May 1945 |
the government of the Independent State of Croatia collapsed after the occupation of Zagreb by the armed forces of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia on 8 May 1945 |