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Ivan Markulj new article content ...Colonel Ivan Markulj was was a commander of Croatian Legion, a regiment that fought on Eastern Front and was involved in the Battle of Stalingrad. He replaced previous Commander Colonel Ivan Markulj was replaced by Colonel Viktor Pavičić, and was replaced by Lieutenant-colonel Marko Mesić on January 15. To improve poor discipline only on 30 September 1941 from village Novi Senečani Col. Ivan Markulj sent 43 officers and NCOs as well as 144 legionnaires back to Croatia due to illness and/or disciplinary reasons.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). During April 1942 four legionaries were sentenced to death and shot while many others were imprisoned between 2 to over 10 years. German sources report with admiration that Croat legionaries remained on frontlines during desperate and deadly Soviet counterattacks deserted by their battle shocked German comrades. Markulj was transferred back to Croatia most likely due to illness and was temporarily replaced by Col. Mesic on 7 July 1942 and Lt.Col. Ivan Babić who was finally replaced by Col. Viktor Pavičić.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
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[edit]Pojić, Milan. Hrvatska pukovnija 369. na Istočnom bojištu 1941. - 1943.. Croatian State Archives. Zagreb, 2007.
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