Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords Province of China silvered and enamelled

silvered and enamelled

and addresses five questions forwarded to Dönitz by the former concerning his role during the latter stages of the Second World War

The top bears an image of a 1914 Iron Cross topped with a crown and encompassed by an open ended oak leaf wreath

frequently suffered from gastro intestinal disorder in civilian life

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords Province of China silvered and enamelled(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1913 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from a replacement ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, 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 an inscription