Božidar Kavran (1913–1948) was a member of theCroatianWorld War IIUstaše regime.
Kavran was born inZagreb on 22 September 1913. He served as leader of the Ustaše from May 1943 onwards. He attempted to organize a rebellion against theCommunistYugoslav government in the post-war years. He led a group of exiled Croatian fighters into the country on 4 July 1948.[1] They called thisOperation April 10. However, he was captured by theUDBA inOperation Gvardijan[1] and hanged in 1948.