spotting and surface rust evident on the HC
In October of the same year he was ordained priest
1978 and awarded to all personnel (except conscripts) serving in the armed forces
A Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Swords - Bronze
WWI 1917 Roeux Bravery Group to Gefr
Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For Distinguished First World War Service consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac spotting and surface rust evident(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for distinguished First World War service, featuring three decorations, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal