War Merit Cross

War Merit Cross

The War Merit Cross was a decoration of Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to military personnel and civilians alike. By the end of the war it was issued in four degrees; and had a related civil decoration. It was reissued in 1957 by the Bundeswehr in a de-Nazified version for veterans.

War Merit Cross People (First 33 people) - Page 1

Paul Wenneker

Paul Wenneker

German diplomat

Otto Abetz

Otto Abetz


Adolf Ott

Adolf Ott

Military officer

Karl Witzell

Karl Witzell

German naval officer

Wilhelm Kube

Wilhelm Kube

German politician

Artur Axmann

Artur Axmann


Robert L. Blackwell

Robert L. Blackwell

American soldier

Hans von Ahlfen

Hans von Ahlfen

General

Karl Wolff

Karl Wolff


Odilo Globočnik

Odilo Globočnik


Eckhard Christian

Eckhard Christian

German soldier

Robert-Richard Zapp

Robert-Richard Zapp

German naval officer

Enrico Accorretti

Enrico Accorretti

Aircraft pilot

Viktor Schütze

Viktor Schütze

German commander

Wilhelm Ohnesorge

Wilhelm Ohnesorge

Former Reich Postal Minister

Horst Böhme

Horst Böhme

SS officer

Victor Oehrn

Victor Oehrn

Commander

Erich Topp

Erich Topp

Commander

Reinhard Hardegen

Reinhard Hardegen

German commander

Reinhard Suhren

Reinhard Suhren

German commander

Rūdolfs Bangerskis

Rūdolfs Bangerskis


Remo Gambelli

Remo Gambelli

Military personnel

Emilio Ferreri

Emilio Ferreri


Gabriele Amorth

Gabriele Amorth

Italian priest

Walther Kittel

Walther Kittel

German physician

Wilhelm Adam

Wilhelm Adam

German military officer

Franco Bordoni

Franco Bordoni

Italian aviator

Walter Scherff

Walter Scherff

German military historian

Gustav Wagner

Gustav Wagner


Adolfo Infante

Adolfo Infante

Military personnel

Hans Kammler

Hans Kammler


Giuseppe Pièche

Giuseppe Pièche


Azolino Hazon

Azolino Hazon

Military personnel