Back صليب الاستحقاق الحربي Arabic Döyüş ləyaqət xaçı Azerbaijani Creu al Mèrit de Guerra (Alemanya) Catalan Válečný záslužný kříž Czech Kriegsverdienstkreuz (1939) German Σταυρός Πολεμικής Ανδραγαθίας Greek Cruz al Mérito de Guerra (Alemania nazi) Spanish Sõjateenete Rist Estonian صلیب لیاقت در جنگ Persian Croix du Mérite de guerre (Allemagne) French
| War Merit Cross Kriegsverdienstkreuz (German) | |
|---|---|
 Obverse of the War Merit Cross, 2nd Class | |
| Type | Medal, neck order |
| Awarded for | Meritorious service |
| Country |  Germany |
| Presented by | the Führer |
| Eligibility | German military and civilian personnel |
| Campaign(s) | World War II |
| Established | 1939 |
| Last awarded | 1945 |
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| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Iron Cross |
| Related | War 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]
- ^ Angolia 1987, pp. 300–305.