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    WWI Ribbon bar and medals

    I got this from a friend in Munich many years ago. I do not know exactly what they are. Could anyone help?

    The first is a Maltese cross with swords the reverse of which bears a Lion and the year 1866 on the center. The front bears the word Merenti and has a crowned "L" (for Ludwig?). I just noticed that the cross in on backwards. The ribbon has the Bavarian colors.

    The second is an oval badge that looks to be a commerative badge with a quote from Hindenburg. My German is not the best but - "...we went to battle and for four years gone against a world of enemies..." It is from Der Kyffhausserbund.
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    The Reverse
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      Bavarian Military Merit Cross and the Kyffhauser Association War Commemorative Medal.

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        The Bavarian Military Merit Cross is a 3rd Class award, which would have been given to grunts up to the rank of unteroffizier.

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          Thank you Gentlemen! Much appreciated.

          What would the war merit cross have been awarded for?

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            Originally posted by Mark Mac
            Thank you Gentlemen! Much appreciated.

            What would the war merit cross have been awarded for?
            It was basically the Bavarian equivalent of the Prussian Iron Cross. The different grades were based upon the rank of the recipient.

            --Chris

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              At Detlev's recent offering he sold a series of documents to a J. Memmel Dip. Ing. who ended WW2 as a Major (or probably Oberstlt. zv) in a Nachrichten Abt. 53. His first award in 1915 as a private was this MMCx. It's a neat group-especially as Memmel eventually received Croation medals.

              p.s. below is not Memmel
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                Kyffhauserbund medal

                I found myself a Kyffhauserbund medal on a WW2 site. but now the question is.. I also found a merit together with the Kyffhauserbund medal, the merit still is unknown to me. It looks like 2 hands. Like shake hands. I Dunno witch merit this is. Could someone help me out ?

                Grtz. Melvin

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                  Originally posted by Melmel22 View Post
                  I found myself a Kyffhauserbund medal on a WW2 site. but now the question is.. I also found a merit together with the Kyffhauserbund medal, the merit still is unknown to me. It looks like 2 hands. Like shake hands. I Dunno witch merit this is. Could someone help me out ?

                  Grtz. Melvin
                  Could you post a photograph of it?

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