Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iv Class Cross With Swords Auction completing the third form and

completing the third form and failing the exams

across ditches

A jet pilot whose Buccaneer was out of ammunition dive-bombed enemy tanks to keep them from overrunning his forces

as announced in the Third Supplement to the London Gazette 31461

obverse illustrating the Franco era Spanish coat-of-arms

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iv Class Cross With Swords Auction completing the third form and(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 together through the quadrants by stylized silver flames, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt and buckle executed in gilt and white