A Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords By Jacob Leser Buy Now Hansen was promoted to Lance-Bombardier

Hansen was promoted to Lance-Bombardier on February 14

This would explain Karl Lange’s young appearance and his late battle deployment

obverse illustrating the right-facing H

in "LDO" case of issue (case extremely fine/near mint)

Also his Flugbuchs

A Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords By Jacob Leser Buy Now Hansen was promoted to Lance-BombardierA fine example of a Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords; in silvered copper and black and white enamels; maltese cross with crossed swords above the upper arm; the obverse with a circular central black enamel medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III in silver, surrounded by a white enameled ring inscribed in silver letters Merenti (Merit); the reverse without enamels, bearing the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled