Württemberg, Kingdom. An Order of the Württemberg Crown, Knight’s Cross with Case, c. 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac obverse shows legendary Serbian knight

obverse shows legendary Serbian knight

A 1936 NSDAP Kreistreffen Stade badge (20-21

McCain was a pioneer of aircraft carrier operations who in 1942 commanded all land-based air operations in support of the Guadalcanal campaign

The two battalions bore the brunt of the assault and stopped an entire Chinese division during the hard fought defensive battle

The cap measures approximately 20 cm (w) x 27 mm (l) x 13

Württemberg, Kingdom. An Order of the Württemberg Crown, Knight’s Cross with Case, c. 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac obverse shows legendary Serbian knight(Orden der wrttembergischen Krone Ritterkreuz mit Etui). Instituted 23 September 1818 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a raised and gilded crown, situated within a red enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of FURCHTLOS UND TREW (FEARLESS AND LOYAL), the reverse