Defections
As early as 1941 the Croatian Home Guards was being infiltrated by resistance groups. Yugoslav Partisans, who were based on non-sectarian ideology and had Croatian statehood as part of their pretext, were more successful in making inroads into the Home Guard than Serb-dominated Chetniks. A year later, this manifested in Croatian Partisan commanders referring to the Home Guard as their "supply depot", due to its personnel being reliable source of arms, ammunition, general supplies and intelligence.
On the other hand, among the more loyal and more pro-Axis elements of the NDH, Home Guards developed a reputation of being cowards and traitors. This reputation was not always justified.
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