Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Star By Braca Knaus Archive where 250 Commonwealth prisoners from

where 250 Commonwealth prisoners from Hong Kong and 75 Americans from the Philippines soon joined them

Klingenberg was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 14 May

A First Class Reserve Army Cross for 20 Years Service - in silvered bronze

approximate size 42/44

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Star By Braca Knaus Archive where 250 Commonwealth prisoners from(Red za zasluge). Instituted on 10 April 1942. Christian Version. Ladys Issue. A multiple rayed eight armed star in typical Croatian die stamped frosted silver, the obverse consisting of a Croatian style cross moline with red enamelled arms in silver, superimposed by a silver letter "U" with a flaming grenade within the Croatian ahovnica, surrounded by Croatian wattle pattern through the arms also in silver, the reverse presenting a principal pin