The 2nd Class of the Militärverdienstkreuz was the original version of the decoration as it was instituted, a cross hanging on a ribbon.
For next of kinn a decoration could be given hanging on a red ribbon.
The 1914 type was the first to be given a text "FÜR AUSZEICHNUNG IM KRIEGE". The crosses were manufactured by AWS from Berlin and Zimmermann from Pforzheim.
For colonial wars only the 2nd Class was awarded.
A total of 76.616 2nd Class medals were awarded.
Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Awards | |
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Below, von, Robert Ludwig Ernst (Art.-Reg.122) | 27-06-1892 | 24-05-1963 | more | |
Bernuth, von, Hans-Otto (Panzer-Regiment 6) | 29-12-1897 | 24-08-1944 | more | |
Bläss, Rudolf Peter (Pionier-Bataillon 23) | 17-10-1887 | 25-02-1951 | more | |
Both, von, Kuno-Hans (General der Infanterie) | 09-04-1884 | 22-05-1955 | more | |
Bülow, von, Werner (Generalmajor) | 04-07-1898 | 30-08-1943 | more |