The
Independent State of Croatia (, Независна Држава Хрватска, NDH; ; ), often referred to simply by the abbreviation
NDH, was a
World War II puppet state of
Germany and
Italy, which was established in parts of
Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the
invasion of Yugoslavia by the
Axis powers. The NDH consisted of most of modern-day
Croatia and
Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with some parts of modern-day
Serbia. The regime targeted
Serbs,
Jews,
Muslims,
Roma people and anti-fascist or dissident
Croatians, as part of a large-scale genocide campaign in places such as the
Jasenovac concentration camp.