Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary)

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The Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary) was a distinguished Austro-Hungarian military decoration awarded for exceptional service and bravery by officers of the armed forces.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military decoration ⓘ
order of merit ⓘ
awardedDuringConflict Austro-Prussian War ⓘ
Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
surface form: Franco-Prussian War (to allied officers)

World War I ⓘ
awardedFor bravery in the face of the enemy ⓘ
distinguished military service ⓘ
awardingAuthority Emperor of Austria ⓘ
King of Hungary ⓘ
class 1st Class ⓘ
2nd Class ⓘ
3rd Class ⓘ
country Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ
discontinued 1918 ⓘ
eligibility Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ
surface form: Austro-Hungarian armed forces

allied officers ⓘ
officers ⓘ
foundedBy Franz Joseph I of Austria ⓘ
surface form: Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
hasVariant Military Merit Cross with Swords ⓘ
Military Merit Cross with War Decoration ⓘ
higherAward Order of Maria Theresa ⓘ
surface form: Military Order of Maria Theresa
inception 1849 ⓘ
languageOfInscription German ⓘ
lowerAward Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis) ⓘ
material gold ⓘ
silver ⓘ
militaryBranch Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ
Austro-Hungarian Navy ⓘ
notableRecipient Archduke Eugen of Austria ⓘ
Field Marshal August von Mackensen ⓘ
surface form: August von Mackensen

Erich von Falkenhayn ⓘ
Svetozar Boroević ⓘ
obverseFeature imperial monogram of Franz Joseph I ⓘ
originalCountry Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Austrian Empire
placeOfEstablishment Vienna ⓘ
reasonForDiscontinuation dissolution of Austria-Hungary ⓘ
relatedDecoration Order of Leopold (Austria) ⓘ
Order of the Iron Crown ⓘ
surface form: Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
reverseFeature inscription "VERDIENST" ⓘ
ribbonColor red ⓘ
ribbonEdgeColor white ⓘ
shape cross pattée ⓘ
status obsolete ⓘ
swordsFeature crossed swords through the center of the cross ⓘ
typeOfAward officers’ decoration ⓘ
usedBy Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ
surface form: Imperial and Royal Army of Austria-Hungary
warDecorationFeature green laurel wreath between arms of cross ⓘ

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Gusztáv Jány → awardReceived → Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary) ⓘ
Konrad Henlein → receivedMilitaryDecoration → Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Austro-Hungarian military awards
Georg von Trapp → receivedAward → Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary) ⓘ