War Merit Cross Kriegsverdienstkreuz | |
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![]() Saxony War Merit Cross | |
Type | Military decoration |
Presented by | Kingdom of Saxony |
Campaign(s) | World War I |
Established | 30 October 1915 |
Final award | 1918 |
![]() Ribbon of the Cross |
The War Merit Cross (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a military decoration of the Kingdom of Saxony. Established 30 October 1915 by King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, it was awarded for humanitarian and patriotic work towards the war effort.