War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords

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The War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords was a World War II-era German military decoration awarded for exceptional non-combat service performed under conditions of enemy action.

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Surface form Occurrences
War Merit Cross 1
War Merit Cross 1st Class 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military award
military decoration
awardedFor exceptional non-combat service under enemy action
meritorious service under conditions of enemy fire
outstanding leadership in non-combat military roles under enemy threat
awardedTo enlisted personnel
non-commissioned officers
officers
awardingAuthority Wehrmacht high command NERFINISHED
other Nazi German military authorities
campaign European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED
classification order of merit NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
discontinuedAfter 1945
distinguishedBy crossed swords on the obverse
distinguishedFrom War Merit Cross 1st Class without Swords NERFINISHED
eligibility foreign military personnel allied with Germany
military personnel of Nazi Germany
paramilitary personnel of Nazi Germany
GermanName Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern NERFINISHED
grade 1st Class
gradeOf War Merit Cross NERFINISHED
hasComponent pin and hinge assembly on reverse
hasHigherRank Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords NERFINISHED
hasLowerRank War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords NERFINISHED
hasVariant War Merit Cross 1st Class without Swords NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Third Reich NERFINISHED
institutedBy Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
institutionDate 1939-10-18
languageOfName German
material silvered metal
notAwardedFor front-line combat bravery
obverseDesign Maltese cross with central medallion and swastika
partOf War Merit Cross NERFINISHED
relatedAward Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross without Swords NERFINISHED
War Merit Medal NERFINISHED
replacedBy no direct successor in post-war Germany
reverseDesign plain reverse with pin fitting
shape Maltese cross
status obsolete decoration
symbolizes war merit under enemy action
usedInConflict World War II
wearMethod pin-back mounting
wornOn left breast pocket

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German Cross in Silver higherAwardThan War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords
Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross partOf War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords
this entity surface form: War Merit Cross
Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross lowerRank War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords
this entity surface form: War Merit Cross 1st Class