A Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords Newly Listed then transferred to the Canadian

then transferred to the Canadian Concentration Camp at Kinmel Park on May 15th for return to Canada

plunging into the target area

from July 1

black threading on the reverse from previous uniform attachment

A Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords Newly Listed then transferred to the CanadianA fine example of a Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords; silvered, with black and white enamels; maltese cross with crossed swords above the upper arm; the obverse with a circular central black enamel medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III in silver,. Surrounded by a white enameled ring inscribed Merenti (Merit) in silver lettering; the reverse without enamels, bearing the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt