Bavaria. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael Knight’s Cross First Class; First Pre-1887 Type Hold began an intense artillery bombardment

began an intense artillery bombardment on the southern edge

The 2nd Battalion

4th Class Cross with Swords (dated August 10

and the faces of the men blanched with fear

and Victory Medal (304376

Bavaria. A Royal Merit Order Of St. Michael Knight’s Cross First Class; First Pre-1887 Type Hold began an intense artillery bombardmentA Bavarian Royal Merit Order of St. Michael Knights Cross First Class; First Type (1837 1887); in gold cross patte with blue enamels; with a center blue enameled applique with gold lettering reading Quis Ut Deus (Latin Who [is] like God?); with PFFP in gold lettering on the arms of the cross, and with gold lightning bolts between the arms; the reverse with a center blue enameled applique with gold lettering reading Virtuity (Latin Virtue); suspended