A Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross by Deschler $4,950. The War Merit Cross 2nd Class was the award that bore the main burden of replacing the non-combatant ribbon of the Iron Cross. G43465 Add to Compare. The ribbon of the War Merit Cross 2nd Class could be worn like the ribbon of the Iron Cross 2nd Class (through the third buttonhole). The cross was awarded on a blue ribbon with yellow stripes for combatants and on a yellow ribbon with blue stripes for non-combatants. View. Germany, Wehrmacht. On January 12, 1860 the decoration was modified with the addition of a war decoration. It was constructed from a wide range of materials, from zinc with a bronzed wash to a few very rare bronze pieces. The War Merit Cross 1st Class was a pin-backed medal worn on the pocket of the tunic (like the Iron Cross 1st Class). Date Issued: The Military Merit Cross (Milit ä rverdienstlreuz) was first issued on October 22, 1849. 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The War Merit Cross (or Kriegsverdienstkreuz in German) was a decoration of Nazi Germany awarded to military personnel and civilians during the Second World War. The War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords was presented to Military Personnel for bravery not necessarily in the face of the enemy, and in reality there was a gray area in which individuals received the medal when perhaps the non-combatant grade would have been appropriate. A total of 6,134,950 were issued. The War Merit Cross 1st Class was a pin-backed medal worn on the pocket of the tunic. By the end of the war the War Merit Cross was issued in four degrees and had a related civil decoration. A Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords by Deschler, In Case of Issue $8,450. The Brunswick War Merit Cross is a bronze cross pattée. At the center of the Cross on the obverse are the letters EA for Duke Ernest Augustus. On the reverse is the inscription in three lines Für, Verdienst im, Kriege (For Merit in War) on the top, horizontal and lower arms of the cross, respectively. The War Merit Cross measures 48.51 mm (w) x 48.48 mm (h) and weighs 17.6 grams. On 20 March 1918, a first class of the Cross was created in pinback form, with the existing Cross becoming the second class. The arms of the cross have a 2 mm garnet-red enameled border. The Cross was established 23 October 1914 by Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. The award had two variants: with swords given to soldiers for exceptional service “not in direct connection with combat”, and without swords given to civilians for meritorious service in “furtherance of the war effort”. The top arm of the cross bears the Brunswick crown, with the date 1914 on the lower arm of the cross. 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