Spain. An Order Of Military Merit; 3D Class Breast Star With White Distinction GTRexclude Clasp to the Iron Cross

Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 - Second Version

Rafael José Urdaneta y Faría (1788-1845) was a leading military and political figure in the early Nineteenth Century wars of independence against Spain and in the newly-independent Republic of Venezuela

second badge is bronze

only outranked by the Reich Leader of the SS)

the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 15th and 19th Reserve Battalions

Spain. An Order Of Military Merit; 3D Class Breast Star With White Distinction GTRexclude Clasp to the Iron CrossA Spanish Order of Military Merit; 3d Class Breast Star with White Distinction, Franco Era (1936 1975); Multi piece construction, silver, silver gilt with red, white and blue enamels, unmarked, 64. 0mm x 64. 0mm, vertical pin back flanked by dual prongs, no chipping to white enamels, circa 1950 period manufacture, in very fine condition.