Jump to content
News Ticker
  • I am now accepting the following payment methods: Card Payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal
  • Latest News

    Single Parade Mounted Medals


    Recommended Posts

    • Replies 65
    • Created
    • Last Reply

    Top Posters In This Topic

    Top Posters In This Topic

    Posted Images

    Dear CJS,

    The War Merit Medal (the round one) was awarded to civilians for meritorious service (it is rumored that even some Jewish people received the award for their work on making counterfit money for the war effort). The War Merit Cross without swords was awarded to soldiers for meritorious achievement in a non combatant role. The War Merit Cross with swords was awarded to soldiers who for meritorious achievement (bravery or good leadership/staff work) in a combat role.

    The War Merit crosses on the ribbons are the 2nd class version of the award and are in bronze. The silver pinback versions are pinback and are for a higher degree of meritorious service. The 2nd class medals were, I believe, the most awarded medals in the Third Reich era.

    There was also a Knights Cross of the Wart Merit Cross (worn at the throat) which came in 3 classes (Bronze silver and gold with and w/ swords) for the highest achievements to the Third Reich. They were only awarded a few hundred times

    Hope this helps.

    Gary B

    Sir

    I may have a War Merit Medal w/swords. What were they awarded for, for what and how did someone earn this award.

    Thank you

    CJS

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now



    ×
    ×
    • Create New...

    Important Information

    We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.