Bavaria, Kingdom. A St. Anna Order In Gold, Cross For München GTRexclude Iron Cross First Class 1939

Iron Cross First Class 1939 –  Iron core

46 other ranks)

seizing three bridges over the Chiana Canal before these could be blown by the enemy

The reverse presents with a catch for a horizontal pinback and NSDAP member number “61353”

Gold RPR coat-of-arms in the centre

Bavaria, Kingdom. A St. Anna Order In Gold, Cross For München GTRexclude Iron Cross First Class 1939(St. Anna Orden). Instituted on 19 September 1783. (1783 1918 Issue). An 18Kt. (tested) Gold cross with white enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a Gold figure of the Immaculata, with the arms of the cross inscribed Sub Tuum Praesidium (Latin Under the Protection); the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion bearing a Gold figure of the Bishop St. Benno, with the arms of the cross inscribed Patronus