Bavarian Military Merit Order
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The Bavarian Military Merit Order was a Kingdom of Bavaria decoration awarded primarily to officers for exceptional military bravery or distinguished service.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military order ⓘ |
| awardedDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
distinguished military service
ⓘ
exceptional military bravery ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | King of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedWith |
crown
ⓘ
swords ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discontinuedAfter | abolition of the Bavarian monarchy ⓘ |
| discontinuedIn | 1918 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Bavarian military personnel
ⓘ
allied military personnel ⓘ |
| established | 1866 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | King Ludwig II of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClass |
1st Class
ⓘ
2nd Class ⓘ 3rd Class ⓘ Grand Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherAward | Military Order of Max Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 1918 ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Military Merit Cross (Bavaria) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| namedAfter | military merit ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erich Ludendorff NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm II, German Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseInscription | MERENTI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseMotive | Bavarian crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bavarian honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRecipients | military officers ⓘ |
| region | Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Austro-Prussian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | light blue ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | narrow white stripes ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| symbol | Maltese cross ⓘ |
| type | order, decoration, and medal of Bavaria ⓘ |
| usedBy | Bavarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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