Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, I Class With Crown And Swords certificate_of_authenticity Its Heroes and Their Valour

Its Heroes and Their Valour - From Personal Accounts

The division entered the Second World War with the the 2nd Division "Grenadiers of Sardinia"

the obverse consisting of a white enameled disc

exhibiting scattered surface rust along with a splattered substance on the dome on the exterior

A well-preserved Feuerschutzpolizei EM/NCO’s visor cap

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, I Class With Crown And Swords certificate_of_authenticity Its Heroes and Their Valour(Militrverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a white enameled belt and buckle bearing a gilt inscription of MERENTI with arabesques, the reverse bearing a