Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords, by Weiss & Co. Auction flanked on each side by

flanked on each side by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas

with his name

On August 26th he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class

SS-Obersturmfuhrer

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Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords, by Weiss & Co. Auction flanked on each side by(Militr Verdienstorden, Kreuz IV Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by stylized flames, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing a silvered