Croatia Awards of WWII

[gjw]

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone out there can tell me the order of precedence for the folwing croatian awards:

Order of the Iron Trefoil

Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir

Bravery Medals

Its hard to find any good info on the precedence of these awards. If anyone can help, I sure would appreciate it.

Thanks and God Bless!!!!

Greg

[jinced1au]

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone out there can tell me the order of precedence for the folwing croatian awards:

Order of the Iron Trefoil

Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir

Bravery Medals

Its hard to find any good info on the precedence of these awards. If anyone can help, I sure would appreciate it.

Thanks and God Bless!!!!

Greg

The order starts as follows

The Order of the Iron Trefoil with Oak Leaves 1st Class 1 Issued highest award

1 Class Iron Trefoil 5 awarded

2nd Class Iron Trefoil with Oak leaves

2nd Class Iron Trefoil

3rd Class Iron Trefoil with Oak leaves

3rd Class Iron Trefoil

4th Class Iron trefoil with Oak Leaves

4th Class Iron Trefoil

Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir

Grand cross of the Order of King Zvonimir with oak leaves

then came First Class to Fourth Class with and Without Oak leaves

Civil Award was without swords - Military Award with Swords

Civil award much rarer

Then Came the Silver ,Bronze and Metal Zvonimirs of diffrent variations

Then Followed by Gold Pavelic Medal approx 6 awarded One Located In Zagreb Museum whereabouts of other ?

solid silver plated gold

Then Large Silver Pavelic Medal solid silver 800/1000 silver

Then Small Silver Pavelic solid silver 800/1000 silver with hallmarks versions made without halmarks , as well Silver became rare later versions were plated with silver not very well made

Bronze Small Pavelic Medal and also Later period metal Pavelic MEDAL

wound medals

There were also medals for Order Of Merit in a distinct 2 tone red enamel and diffrent awrd type one for Christians one For Muslims not

That should help you

[gjw]

The order starts as follows

The Order of the Iron Trefoil with Oak Leaves 1st Class 1 Issued highest award

1 Class Iron Trefoil 5 awarded

2nd Class Iron Trefoil with Oak leaves

2nd Class Iron Trefoil

3rd Class Iron Trefoil with Oak leaves

3rd Class Iron Trefoil

4th Class Iron trefoil with Oak Leaves

4th Class Iron Trefoil

Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir

Grand cross of the Order of King Zvonimir with oak leaves

then came First Class to Fourth Class with and Without Oak leaves

Civil Award was without swords - Military Award with Swords

Civil award much rarer

Then Came the Silver ,Bronze and Metal Zvonimirs of diffrent variations

Then Followed by Gold Pavelic Medal approx 6 awarded One Located In Zagreb Museum whereabouts of other ?

solid silver plated gold

Then Large Silver Pavelic Medal solid silver 800/1000 silver

Then Small Silver Pavelic solid silver 800/1000 silver with hallmarks versions made without halmarks , as well Silver became rare later versions were plated with silver not very well made

Bronze Small Pavelic Medal and also Later period metal Pavelic MEDAL

wound medals

There were also medals for Order Of Merit in a distinct 2 tone red enamel and diffrent awrd type one for Christians one For Muslims not

That should help you

Thanks so very much!!

All the best!!

Greg

[Stijn David]

Hello,

Very interesting thread for sure => thanks for starting it here

Now a question about the 'Pavlcic' medals for bravery => you write " Then Followed by Gold Pavelic Medal approx 6 awarded One Located In Zagreb Museum whereabouts of other ? "

Can this number be verifyed? What are the names of the awardee's?, what is the source of this interesting information?

I ask because i know of the legacy of 1 gold one awarded towards a german glider pilot for his efforts in the Drvar (=> Tito) mission. I have another silver one also awarded towards a german glider pilot for the same action (unfortunatly no award document survived on this one).

Cordial greetings + looking forward towards the info.

[jinced1au]

Hello Ok since we have begun i will start from the begininng with more info

information all comes from Book By Boris Prister Medals of Independant State of Croatia

odlikovanje nezavisne drzave Hrvatske drzave hrvatske

Ok slight correction here

9 were awarded to Croats

Marijan Banovac awarded 2.6.1942

Mijo Babic awarded on death 3.7.1942

Juro Francetic awarded on death 27.3.1943

Juraj Boban awarded 16.11.1943

Krunoslav Dragutin awarded on death 11. 1944

Cvitan Galic awarded death 25.4.1944

Eduard pl Bunic Bona awarded on death 7.4.1945

the final 2 were awarded the infamous 369 th Devils Brigade

who battled in the Red October Factory in Stalingrad

and to the Defenders of Kladnja

And in question to Large Silver Medals

744 were awarded to Croats

Small Silver Pavelic 9026

Bronze Pavelic 16102

Numbers awarded to Germans not known but definetly not a high number were awarded

Oh and new light has been shed on the 1st Class Trefoil with Wreath 1 awarded to Pavelic

and aparently 2 possibly 4 awrded to Germans in total 5

Ok and Now a complete List of all Awards just in case I forgot

1. Iron Trefoil 1st class with wreaths

2. Iron Trefoil 1st class

3. Grand order of King Zvonimir with Sash and wreaths

4. Grand order of King Zvonimir with Sash and Swords

5. Grand order of King Zvonimir with Sash

6. Gold Pavelic Medal

7. Order of Merit Grand Cross Sash Badge with Star

8. Iron Trefoil 2nd Class with wreaths

9. Iron Trefoil 2nd Class

10. Order of King Zvonimr 1st Class with Star and wreaths

11. Order of King Zvonimir 1st Class with Star and swords

12 Order of King Zvonimir 1st Class with Star

13. Order of Merit 1st Class with Star

14. Iron trefoil 3rd class with wreaths

15. Iron trefoil 3rd class

16. Order of King Zvonimir 1st class with wreaths

17. Order of King Zvonimir 1st class with swords

18 Order of King Zvonimir 1st class

19. Large Silver Pavelic Medal

20. Order of Merit 1st Class

21. Iron Trefoil 4th Class with wreaths

22.Iron Trefoil 4th Class

23. Order of King Zvonimir 2nd class with wreaths

24, Order of King Zvonimir 2nd class with swords

25. Order of King Zvonimir 2nd class

26. Small Pavelic Silver Medal

27. Order of Merit 2nd Class

28. Order of King Zvonimir 3rd class with wreaths

29. Order of King Zvonimir 3rd class with swords

30. Order of King Zvonimir 3rd class

31. Bronze Pavelic Medal

32. Order of Merit 3rd class

33. Silver Zvonimir with wreath

34. Silver Zvonimir on war ribbon

35. Silver Zvonimir on civil ribbon

36. Bronze Zvonimir with wreath

37. Bronze Zvonimir on war ribbon

38. Bronze Zvonimir on civil ribbon

39. Iron Zvonimir with wreath

40. Iron Zvonimir on war ribbon

41. Iron Zvonimir on civil ribbon

Edited August 8, 2008 by jinced1au

[gjw]

Hello Ok since we have begun i will start from the begininng with more info

information all comes from Book By Boris Prister Medals of Independant State of Croatia

odlikovanje nezavisne drzave Hrvatske drzave hrvatske

Ok slight correction here

9 were awarded to Croats

Marijan Banovac awarded 2.6.1942

Mijo Babic awarded on death 3.7.1942

Juro Francetic awarded on death 27.3.1943

Juraj Boban awarded 16.11.1943

Krunoslav Dragutin awarded on death 11. 1944

Cvitan Galic awarded death 25.4.1944

Eduard pl Bunic Bona awarded on death 7.4.1945

the final 2 were awarded the infamous 369 th Devils Brigade

who battled in the Red October Factory in Stalingrad

and to the Defenders of Kladnja

And in question to Large Silver Medals

744 were awarded to Croats

Small Silver Pavelic 9026

Bronze Pavelic 16102

Numbers awarded to Germans not known but definetly not a high number were awarded

Oh and new light has been shed on the 1st Class Trefoil with Wreath 1 awarded to Pavelic

and aparently 2 possibly 4 awrded to Germans in total 5

Ok and Now a complete List of all Awards just in case I forgot

1. Iron Trefoil 1st class with wreaths

2. Iron Trefoil 1st class

3. Grand order of King Zvonimir with Sash and wreaths

4. Grand order of King Zvonimir with Sash and Swords

5. Grand order of King Zvonimir with Sash

6. Gold Pavelic Medal

7. Order of Merit Grand Cross Sash Badge with Star

8. Iron Trefoil 2nd Class with wreaths

9. Iron Trefoil 2nd Class

10. Order of King Zvonimr 1st Class with Star and wreaths

11. Order of King Zvonimir 1st Class with Star and swords

12 Order of King Zvonimir 1st Class with Star

13. Order of Merit 1st Class with Star

14. Iron trefoil 3rd class with wreaths

15. Iron trefoil 3rd class

16. Order of King Zvonimir 1st class with wreaths

17. Order of King Zvonimir 1st class with swords

18 Order of King Zvonimir 1st class

19. Large Silver Pavelic Medal

20. Order of Merit 1st Class

21. Iron Trefoil 4th Class with wreaths

22.Iron Trefoil 4th Class

23. Order of King Zvonimir 2nd class with wreaths

24, Order of King Zvonimir 2nd class with swords

25. Order of King Zvonimir 2nd class

26. Small Pavelic Silver Medal

27. Order of Merit 2nd Class

28. Order of King Zvonimir 3rd class with wreaths

29. Order of King Zvonimir 3rd class with swords

30. Order of King Zvonimir 3rd class

31. Bronze Pavelic Medal

32. Order of Merit 3rd class

33. Silver Zvonimir with wreath

34. Silver Zvonimir on war ribbon

35. Silver Zvonimir on civil ribbon

36. Bronze Zvonimir with wreath

37. Bronze Zvonimir on war ribbon

38. Bronze Zvonimir on civil ribbon

39. Iron Zvonimir with wreath

40. Iron Zvonimir on war ribbon

41. Iron Zvonimir on civil ribbon

Thanks so very much!! This was the info I was looking for. Sure makes things clear. I do appreciate all your help in this!!

All the best!

Greg

[Damir]

Hello,

I'm new to this forum. If anyone is interested, I could post some photos of my croatian ww2 collection. I probably have one of the most extensive fully cased collections in the world at this point.

Damir

Thanks so very much!! This was the info I was looking for. Sure makes things clear. I do appreciate all your help in this!!

All the best!

Greg

[Carol I]

Hello,

I'm new to this forum. If anyone is interested, I could post some photos of my croatian ww2 collection. I probably have one of the most extensive fully cased collections in the world at this point.

Damir

Welcome to the GMIC forum, Damir!

You can post images of your collection in the Collectors Showcase subforum.