Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order War Merit Cross, First Class GTRexclude DSO (1871-1961) and Honourable George

DSO (1871-1961) and Honourable George S

Buckle constructed in silvered aluminum

This early type of cap was worn from mid-1942 until early 1944

Gerstmann died on March 16

true cross

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order War Merit Cross, First Class GTRexclude DSO (1871-1961) and Honourable George(Militrverdienstkreuz des Militrverdienstorden 1. Klasse). Issued 1913 1918. A Maltese cross in gilded silver; the obverse with a central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig II within a border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed with lettering reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central medallion bearing a crowned Bavarian lion within a border in the form of a buckled belt with numbers reading 1866; suspended from a