War Merit Cross

War Merit Cross
Kriegsverdienstkreuz (German)
Obverse of the War Merit Cross, 2nd Class
TypeMedal, neck order
Awarded forMeritorious service
Country Germany
Presented bythe Führer
EligibilityGerman military and civilian personnel
Campaign(s)World War II
Established1939 (1939)
Last awarded1945
Precedence
Next (higher)Iron Cross
RelatedWar Merit Medal

The War Merit Cross (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a state decoration of Nazi Germany during World War II. By the end of the conflict it was issued in four degrees and had an equivalent civil award. A "de-Nazified" version of the War Merit Cross was reissued in 1957 by the Bundeswehr for its veterans.[1]

  1. ^ Angolia 1987, pp. 300–305.

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