War Merit Cross Kriegsverdienstkreuz | |
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Awarded for | War service |
Presented by | Grand Duchy of Baden |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 9 September 1916 |
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The War Merit Cross ( German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a military decoration awarded by the Grand Duchy of Baden. Established 9 September 1916 by Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, the cross was awarded to recognize war service and voluntary work, primarily on the home-front. [1]
The Baden War Merit Cross is made of gilded bronze, in the shape of a maltese cross. A laurel wreath shows between the arms of the cross. In the center of the obverse of the cross is a circular silver medallion. The medallion depicts the a crowned griffin holding a sword in its right hand and a shield with the arms of Baden in its left. The reverse of the medallion bears the crowned cipher of Grand Duke Friedrich II. [2]
War Merit Cross Kriegsverdienstkreuz | |
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Awarded for | War service |
Presented by | Grand Duchy of Baden |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 9 September 1916 |
![]() Ribbon of the decoration |
The War Merit Cross ( German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a military decoration awarded by the Grand Duchy of Baden. Established 9 September 1916 by Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, the cross was awarded to recognize war service and voluntary work, primarily on the home-front. [1]
The Baden War Merit Cross is made of gilded bronze, in the shape of a maltese cross. A laurel wreath shows between the arms of the cross. In the center of the obverse of the cross is a circular silver medallion. The medallion depicts the a crowned griffin holding a sword in its right hand and a shield with the arms of Baden in its left. The reverse of the medallion bears the crowned cipher of Grand Duke Friedrich II. [2]