ively ▁covered ▁by ▁German ▁media ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁public ▁out c ry ▁over ▁the ▁mass acre . ▁Germany ▁subsequently ▁advoc ated ▁quick ▁recognition ▁of ▁Cro atia , ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁stop ▁further ▁violence . ▁By ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Germany ▁presented ▁its ▁decision ▁to ▁recognize ▁Cro atia ▁as ▁its ▁policy ▁and ▁duty , ▁lo bb ying ▁the ▁European ▁Econom ic ▁Community ▁( E EC ) ▁diplom ats . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December , ▁the ▁German ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁grant ▁diplom atic ▁recognition ▁to ▁Cro atia ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁E EC ▁member ▁state ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Dal j ▁police ▁station ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Nik ola ▁Š ub ić ▁Z rin ski ▁for ▁hero ism . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 9 ▁police ▁officers , ▁Z NG ▁troops ▁and ▁civil ▁def enc emen ▁killed ▁in ▁Dal j ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁anni versary ▁of ▁their ▁death . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁mem orial ▁to ▁the ▁killed ▁civ ili ans ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁Dal j . ▁ ▁War ▁cr imes ▁charges ▁by ▁the ▁I CT Y ▁S lob od an ▁Mil o še vić , ▁President ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁Had ž ić ▁were ▁charged ▁by ▁the ▁I CT Y