Bavaria, Kingdom. Two Military Merit Crosses, Crown & Swords, C.1917 Newly Listed 116th Division

116th Division

well-stitched together along the rear seam

A 1941-43 Northern Front Cross - In silvered and enameled tombac

Prior to the war he held an office job working as an administrative official

1943 to March 18

Bavaria, Kingdom. Two Military Merit Crosses, Crown & Swords, C.1917 Newly Listed 116th Division1) A Military Merit Cross Second Class with Swords and Crown; a Maltese cross constructed of silvered alpaca, he 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 lettering reading MERENTI (German Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned Bavarian lion with a white enameled border in the