▁of ▁Sp asi ć ▁and ▁Ma š era ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁fun eral , ▁the ▁two ▁men ' s ▁story ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Daily ▁Mir ror . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁ere cted ▁a ▁Comm emor ative ▁pla que ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Ma š era ▁& ▁Sp asi ć ▁within ▁their ▁bar ra cks . ▁The ▁British ▁journalist ▁Arthur ▁Dur ham ▁Div ine , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Nav ies ▁in ▁Ex ile , ▁also ▁hon ored ▁the ▁fe at ▁of ▁Sp asi ć ▁and ▁Ma š era . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁nothing ▁much ▁was ▁said ▁or ▁written ▁about ▁Sp asi ć ▁and ▁Ma š era ▁in ▁the ▁F PR ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁during ▁the ▁post war ▁years . ▁F ew ▁were ▁even ▁aware ▁of ▁their ▁existence . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁King ▁Peter ▁II ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁had ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁the ▁A xis ▁powers ▁through ▁the ▁Ch et nik s . ▁These ▁charges ▁were ▁inform ally ▁extended ▁to ▁include ▁all ▁royal ▁ ▁officers , ▁which ▁cast ▁susp icion ▁on ▁the ▁authentic ity ▁of ▁Ma š era ▁& ▁Sp asi ć ' s ▁actions . ▁In ▁addition , ▁their ▁de ed ▁did ▁not ▁fit ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁spread ▁in ▁newly ▁commun ist ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁that ▁only ▁commun ists ▁would ▁have ▁enough ▁patri ot ism ▁to ▁resist ▁the ▁occup ying ▁forces . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁men ▁remained ▁unknown ▁until ▁the ▁dem