Military Merit Cross

Military Merit Cross is the name for a military decoration in various states, including:

  • Military Merit Cross (Austria–Hungary) (Militärverdienstkreuz) (in three classes)
  • Military Merit Cross (Czechoslovakia)
  • Military Merit Cross (Peru) (in five classes)
  • German States:
    • Military Merit Cross (Prussia) (Militär-Verdienstkreuz), also called the Golden Military Merit Cross (Goldenes Militär-Verdienstkreuz) to distinguish it from the Military Decoration 1st Class, an identical cross but in silver.
    • Military Merit Cross (Bavaria) (Militär-Verdienstkreuz) (in three classes)
    • Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (Militärverdienstkreuz) (in two classes)
    • Military Merit Cross (Hesse), 1870–71 (Militär-Verdienst-Kreuz 1870/71)
    • Military Merit Cross (Waldeck) (Militär-Verdienstkreuz)

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