For other uses, see War Merit Cross (disambiguation).
Award
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 (1939)
Last awarded
1945
Ribbon bar
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]
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