Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order, Officer’s Cross With Flames And Swords, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity March 8th 1896

March 8th 1896

an SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer who was awarded the Knight's Cross on January 16th 1945 for his actions in the area of Colmar in November of 1944

experiencing shrapnel in the back and shoulder

A fine example of a mint and unissued RVD (Reichsverkehrsdirection/National Traffic Office) sleeve eagle

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order, Officer’s Cross With Flames And Swords, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity March 8th 18961905 1918 issue. (Bayrischer Militrverdienstorden, Offizierkreuz mit Flammen mit Schwertern). A silver gilt Maltese cross with four blue enameled arms, with flames between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); with a hollow crown soldered atop the upper arm