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3 unusual facts about Pavelić


Vjekoslav Vrančić

He was a Pavelić's man of greatest confidence and delegate to important political and military events in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In order to facilitateUstaše regime surrender to the Western Allies, Pavelić sent Vrančić (with Andrija Vrkljan as interpreter) to the Allied supreme commander in Italy.

He was active in the Croatian community of Argentina, and became vice-president of the Croatian so-called "government in exile" under Ante Pavelić.


Edmund Glaise-Horstenau

Consequently, during the first week of September, Pavelić and German ambassador Siegfried Kasche conspired together and effected his removal on September 25.

HŠK Concordia

The club's most famous footballers were: Pavelić, Babić, Ivan Belošević, Jazbec, Monsider, Pavletić, Kodrnja and Karlo Muradori.

Orders, decorations, and medals of the Independent State of Croatia

The Medal of the Crown of King Zvonimir and the Medal of Poglavnik Ante Pavelić for bravery were made by the Croatian sculptor Ivo Kerdić.

Osman Kulenović

After three months working for the government, Kulenović tendered his resignation, which Pavelić accepted only when he named Osman's brother Džafer Kulenović to the post.


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