Bavaria, Kingdom. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, Third Class With Swords United Republic of make marked “E

make marked “E

with ink signature of Generalleutnant

all surrounded by a border of oak leaves

The eight month campaign in Gallipoli was fought by Commonwealth and French forces in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war

an American Defense Service Medal Ribbon Bar (original ribbon 35

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, Third Class With Swords United Republic of make marked “E(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Constructed of coppered bronze, presents as a Maltese Cross with crossed swords above the upper arm, the obverse with a circular central medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a ring inscribed MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse bearing the Bavarian lion rampant circumscribed by a buckled belt dated 1866, on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 43 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in near