Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iv Class With Swords, C.1915 GTRexclude he was named a Second

he was named a Second Lieutenant

constructed of white cotton and rayon that is screen printed in black ink with the inscription “Im Dienst der Deutschen Wehrmacht” (German - In the Service of the German Wehrmacht”

650006 800"

35 mm x 95

Service Records and Will

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iv Class With Swords, C.1915 GTRexclude he was named a Second(Militr Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918 Issue). A silver Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms, with flames between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver letters reading MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse with a central black enameled