The Royal Croatian Home Guard (Croatian: Kraljevsko hrvatsko domobranstvo, Hrvatsko-slavonsko domobranstvo or Kraljevsko hrvatsko-ugarsko domobranstvo, often simply Domobranstvo or Domobran in singular, in German: Croatisch-Slawonische Landwehr) was the Croatian-Slavonian army section of the Royal Hungarian Landwehr (Hungarian: Magyar Királyi Honvédség), which existed from 1868 to 1918.
The force was created by decree of the Croatian Parliament on December 5, 1868, as a result of the Croatian–Hungarian Settlement.
The settlement specified four conditions: The Home Guard initially consisted of 8 squadrons, garrisoned in 6 town: Following a reform, it was reorganized into 8 battalions each garrisoned in a different town: Following a second reform, it was reorganized into 5 regiments, each in 5 major cities: In August 1914, the 42nd Home Guard Infantry Division consisting of the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th Home Guard Infantry regiment under the command of Stjepan Sarkotić took part in the Serbian campaign, together with the 104th Landsturm (pučko-ustaška) Brigade under the command of Theodor Bekić [hr].
[1] In late 1918, elements of various Royal Croatian Home Guard regiments took part in occupation of Međimurje.
[2] During World War II, the Independent State of Croatia was formed and its regular army was also called the "Croatian Home Guard".