Merit Cross for War Aid
Award
Merit Cross for War Aid Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe | |
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Obverse and reverse of the Merit Cross for War Aid | |
Type | Military and civil decoration |
Awarded for | Act contributing to the war effort |
Presented by | Prussia |
Campaign(s) | World War I |
Status | Suppressed 1924 |
Established | 5 December 1916[1] |
Ribbon of the cross | |
Order of Wear 1916[2] | |
Next (higher) | Life Saving Medal |
Next (lower) | Peacetime awards of the Orders of Hohenzollern, Red Eagle, and Crown |
The Merit Cross for War Aid (German: Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe) was a war decoration of Prussia awarded during World War I. Instituted 5 December 1916, the cross was awarded for patriotic war aid service, without regard to status or rank.[3]
Appearance
The Merit Cross for War Aid is in the shape of a Maltese cross, typically found made of blackened Kriegsmetall alloy. The obverse of the cross bears a circular central medallion with the crowned cipher of King Wilhelm II. On the reverse the central medallion is inscribed FÜR KRIEGS-HILFSDIENST (For War Aid Merit) above an oak wreath. To the upper arm is attached a loop for suspension from its ribbon.[3]
References
- ^ "Prussian Merit Cross War Aid (OMD 7015)". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ Lundström, Richard. "Prussian Regulations of 24 February 1915 (with amendment 1916)". Guide to German Ribbon Bars 1914-1945. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Prussia. Merit Cross for War Aid (Preussen. Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe)". Medal-medaille.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
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