Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 Archive bearing a row of raised

bearing a row of raised oak leaves

The recipient is NCO Jose Ruiz Lopez of the Grenadier Regiment 262

entitling his wife

He had previouslyBeen in the 22nd Regiment -OR for 3 years

which tried to penetrate Fruška Gora in June 1942

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 Archive bearing a row of raised(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronzed, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by clusters of oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing a war commencement date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,