Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class to the Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK Auction Footnote: The Friendship Decoration was

Footnote: The Friendship Decoration was established on June 20

Named on the right rear panel "Gobdell" and comes with its original leather chinstrap affixed to metal buckles on the liner's steel frame

these have included daylight formation flights over strongly defended targets

The cuff of each sleeve is adorned with a multi-piece Captain General insignia consisting of a four gold bullion wire tresses laid horizontally

54 mm (w) x 20

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class to the Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK Auction Footnote: The Friendship Decoration was(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of high quality manufacture and unique history, constructed of silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with