Prussia, Kingdom. A Merit Cross For War Aid GTRexclude Women were also subject to

Women were also subject to compulsory service

struck in tombac

Scattered interruptions in the fabric on the upper

He was one of the world's first flying aces

handwritten inscription in black ink and dated April 18

Prussia, Kingdom. A Merit Cross For War Aid GTRexclude Women were also subject to(Verdienstkreuz fr Kriegshilfe). Instituted on 5. 12. 1916 by King Wilhelm II. (Issued 1916 1924). A Maltese cross constructed of war alloy; the obverse inscribed Fr Kriegshilfsdienst (German For War Aid), with an oak wreath on the bottom half of the cross; the reverse with the Royal Monogram of Wilhelm Rex; with double loops for suspension, with some of its period original ribbon, measuring 41. 78 mm (w) x 41. 25 mm (h), weighing 21. 7 grams, in