Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
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The Military Merit Order (Bavaria) was the Kingdom of Bavaria’s highest military decoration for officers, awarded for bravery and exceptional military merit.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Military Merit Order (Bavaria) canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military decoration
ⓘ
order of merit ⓘ |
| awardedBy | King of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
bravery in combat
ⓘ
exceptional military merit ⓘ |
| awardingCountry | Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decoratedBranch |
Bavarian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bavarian military ⓘ |
| discontinuedReason | abolition of the Bavarian monarchy in 1918 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1918 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Bavarian officers
ⓘ
allied officers ⓘ military officers ⓘ |
| foundedDuring | reign of King Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ |
| gradeSystem | multiple classes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Commander of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
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ⓘ
Grand Commander of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Cross of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight 1st Class of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight 2nd Class of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight 3rd Class of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Merit Order (Bavaria) with Swords NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Merit Order (Bavaria) without Swords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Military Merit Order (Bavaria) with Crown
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Military Merit Order (Bavaria) with Swords on Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherAward | Military Order of Max Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1866 ⓘ |
| insignia |
Maltese cross
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blue-enamelled cross ⓘ central medallion with Bavarian coat of arms ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locationOfEstablishment | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Military Merit Cross (Bavaria) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | military merit ⓘ |
| originalName | Militär-Verdienstorden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
light blue
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white ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| typicalRecipients |
Bavarian army officers
ⓘ
German Empire officers ⓘ allied foreign officers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Franco-Prussian War
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World War I ⓘ |
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