Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross. Second Class With Swords And War Decoration, By V. Mayer Buy Now 5 mm x 58 mm)

5 mm x 58 mm)

a name spelling “Fleischer” is crossed out

silver star on its original ribbon with dual pin attachments

to die for my Fatherland and my Führer)

Loerzer was awarded the Pour le Mérite

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Cross. Second Class With Swords And War Decoration, By V. Mayer Buy Now 5 mm x 58 mm)(Militrverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse, mit Schwertern, und Kriegsdekoration). A silver cross pattee with red and white enameled arms, with a green enameled laurel wreath and short silver swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion inscribed VERDIENST (German Merit); the reverse fully enameled in white; on a double loop for suspension marked VM and with a Dianas head silver mark, as well a Vienna silver Assay