Croatia. An Order Of King Zvonimir's Crown, 2Nd Class Commander, C.1942, By B. Knaus Newly Listed he was of Lieutenant rank

he was of Lieutenant rank and served as guard officer and adjutant on the dreadnought “Friedrich der Große”

takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel John Robert Dyas (AFSN: FR-4968)

he would have had to have been an Ordinary Seaman for at least one year

the division was the only one in continental Greece to refuse German demands to surrender

Croatia. An Order Of King Zvonimir's Crown, 2Nd Class Commander, C.1942, By B. Knaus Newly Listed he was of Lieutenant rankCivil Division. In bronze gilt with fine white enamels, reverse with strong pin assembly, unmarked however typical of B. Knaus of Zagreb, measuring 49 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), with minimal contact to enamels from period wear, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir was order awarded by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). It is established as a ""visible sign of decoration for merits done, in peace or in war, for Croatian