Saxony, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Henry, Knight’s Cross, C.1918 Auction Archive Boxed - Canadian Issue

Boxed  - Canadian Issue

A very rare example of this type

it was discovered that about 300 servicemen who had surrendered at Laha airfield had been killed in four separate massacres between February 6 and 20

missing some of the blue enamel

In March of 1916

Saxony, Kingdom. A Military Order Of St. Henry, Knight’s Cross, C.1918 Auction Archive Boxed - Canadian Issue(Kurfrstlich Schsischer Militr St. Heinrichs Orden, Ritterkreuz). Variant with St. Henry wielding a tri pronged scepter Issued 1918 1921. A silver gilt Maltese cross with the edges of the cross with white enamels and green enameled florets between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central yellow enameled medallion, depicting St. Henry wielding a tri pronged scepter, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed Frid(ericus), Aug(ustus) d(ei)