Württemberg, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order, Knight’s Cross, C.1916 Hold without attachment

without attachment

a number which increased during the Second World War to more than 12

France and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Nazis to annex the Sudetenland

by Admiralty Fleet Order 3526

s Cross Second Class with Swords of the Albert Order

Württemberg, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order, Knight’s Cross, C.1916 Hold without attachment(Militr Verdienstorden, Ritterkreuz). 1914 1918 Issue. A silver gilt Maltese cross with white enameled arms; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion with a green enameled laurel wreath, surrounded by a broad blue enameled ring, inscribed FURCHTLOS UND TREW (German Fearless and Loyal); the reverse with a central white enameled medallion, bearing the crowned royal cipher of Wilhelm; on a double loop suspension from its period original