Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Knight’s Cross Second Class, C.1900 Hold Rotated Swastika: In stamped brass

Rotated Swastika: In stamped brass with stamped brass face plate affixed by two soldered rivets

I) Officially impressed

A certificate for Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) Breidenbach for the Front Flying Clasp for Fighter Pilots in Bronze

His mother was the sister of the 7th Earl of Cardigan

Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit, Knight’s Cross Second Class, C.1900 Hold Rotated Swastika: In stamped brass1866 1905 Issue. Militrverdienstorden Kreuz Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse) An early cross in silver gilt Maltese cross with four arms in blue enamels; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned Bavarian lion within a