Bavaria, Kingdom. A Cased Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross Third Class, With Swords GTRexclude maker marked “Rathgeber

maker marked “Rathgeber

original signature of Generalleutnant

The mobilization headquarters was at Port Arthur

before the latter was suddenly seen to be on fire

8th Class breast badge

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Cased Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross Third Class, With Swords GTRexclude maker marked “Rathgeber(Militrverdienstkreuz des Bayerischen Militrverdienstorden III. Klasse, mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross constructed of copper plated bronze; the obverse with a central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig II within a border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed with lettering reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central medallion bearing a crowned Bavarian lion within a border in the form of a buckled belt with numbers