Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Star, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 United Republic of A set of Flight Personnel

A set of Flight Personnel Oberstleutnant collar tabs

at least by the authorities if not by Denchik

The peak of the cap is adorned with a Luftwaffe-style German national eagle constructed of off-white machine embroidery on a dark grey wool backer

The Lieutenant-Colonel

a heavy machine gunner’s badge

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Star, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 United Republic of A set of Flight Personnel(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