Chilean Order of Merit of German Admiral Otto Hormel

[Kriegsmarine Admiral]

Hello,

Admiral Otto Hormel was awarded the Chilean Order of Merit 3rd Class on 10 December 1925. At this time his rank was Kapitänleutnant.

Can someone tell me which class was the 3rd Class at that time. I believe this was the 4th period of the Order, after the reorganization on 15 October 1925.

According to the usual division of Orders, the 3rd Class would be the Commander. But I think this is not the case for the Chilean Order of Merit.

Many thanks!

[Kriegsmarine Admiral]

I found the answer myself.

During the 4th period the Chilean Order of Merit had 6 classes:

Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander with Star, Commander, Officer and Knight

But, the "3rd Class" that Hormel received is still the Knight's Cross because the 3rd Class was the Knight's Cross during the 3rd and 2nd periods.