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    decoration. The Military Merit Cross ranked after the Gold and Silver Military Merit Medals (renamed the Bravery Medals in 1918), which were Bavaria's highest...
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    The Bavarian Military Merit Order (German: Militär-Verdienstorden) was established on 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. It was the kingdom's main...
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  • Militär-Verdienstkreuz) Military Merit Cross (Bavaria) (Militär-Verdienstkreuz) (in three classes) Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (Militärverdienstkreuz)...
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    The Military Merit Cross (German: Militär-Verdienstkreuz) was the highest bravery award of the Kingdom of Prussia for non-commissioned officers and enlisted...
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    Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Classes, the Bavarian Military Merit Order Knight 1st Class, the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph, Bavaria's highest...
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    Stephen, 1893 Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1900 Military Merit Cross, 1st Class with War Decoration Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis)  Belgium: Grand Cordon...
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    of Bavaria, the first king of Bavaria. The order came in three classes: Grand Cross (Großkreuz) Commander's Cross (Kommandeurkreuz) Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz)...
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    Bavaria.[citation needed] Bavaria Order of St. Hubertus Military Order of Max Joseph, Knight's Cross (1916) and Commander's Cross (1918) Military Merit...
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    Johannes Blaskowitz (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    Kingdom of Bavaria: Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords (15 May 1916) Grand Duchy of Baden: Order of the Zähringer Lion, Knight's Cross 2nd Class...
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    Sepp Dietrich (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    was born on 28 May 1892 in Hawangen, near Memmingen in the Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire. In 1911 he joined the Bavarian Army with the 4. Bayerische...
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    Hasso von Manteuffel (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    Iron Cross (1914): 2nd Class (13 October 1916) & 1st Class (2 May 1917) Austrian Military Merit Cross (3rd Class) Bavarian Military Merit Cross (3rd Class)...
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    October 1921) was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. Initially, he served in the Bavarian military as a lieutenant and went on to hold...
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    Hans Baur (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    wife, Cresentia, survived him. 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class Military Merit Cross (Bavaria) 3rd Class with Crown and Swords Ehrenbecher...
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    orders and decorations:  Kingdom of Bavaria: Order of Saint Hubert Order of Saint George, Grand Prior (1905) Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Crown and...
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    Josef Albert Meisinger (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    After being wounded in battle he was awarded the Iron Cross and the Bavarian Military Merit Cross. On 18 January 1919 he attained the rank of Vizefeldwebel...
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  • Bavaria transformed the military order into an order of merit, called Order of Merit of St. Michael, divided into three classes: Knight Grand Cross,...
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    Dietrich von Saucken (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    received the Prussian Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords and the Austrian Military Merit Cross. In 1918, he also served with...
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    of Bavaria: Order of Saint Hubert (24 June 1902) Military Order of Max Joseph, Knight's Cross (6 March 1917) Military Merit Order, 4th Class Military Merit...
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  • Michael Lippert (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    Röhm's cell. Both fired and Röhm fell to the floor. One of the two then crossed to Röhm and administered a coup-de-grace. Lippert became the first commanding...
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    Adolf Hitler (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    and its affiliated organisations were banned in Bavaria. In a meeting with the Prime Minister of Bavaria, Heinrich Held, on 4 January 1925, Hitler agreed...
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  • Michael Hutterer (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    years in ground units on 4 August 1914. He won his native Bavaria's 3rd Class Military Merit Cross on 24 April 1916. On 25 September 1916, he was promoted...
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  • (Austria–Hungary) Military Merit Medal (Bavaria), see Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire Medal of Military Merit (Greece) Military Merit Medal (Philippines)...
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    Karl Maria Demelhuber (category Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria))
    Commands SS-Standarte Germania 6th SS Mountain Division Nord XII SS Corps XVI SS Corps Awards German Cross in Silver Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st class...
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  • Military Merit Order may refer to: Military Merit Order (Bavaria) Military Merit Order (Württemberg) Military Merit Cross (disambiguation) Military Merit...
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    Clemens of Bavaria of Cologne as a military order, from 1837 an order of merit of the Kingdom of Bavaria Indian Order of Merit (1837–1947), a military and civilian...
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    "Knight Commander". In Bavaria, the royal military order established by Maximilian Joseph consisted of three classes with the Grand Crosses ranking above the...
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    of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert Grand Prior of Upper Bavaria of the Royal Bavarian House Equestrian Order of St. George Grand Cross of the Military Merit...
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     Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert Commander of the Military Merit Order Army Memorial Cross (1866) Grand Prior of Upper Bavaria of the Royal...
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    Bavaria').  Germany: Commander's cross (Großes Verdienstkreuz) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany  Vatican: Knight Grand Cross with...
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    The Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown (German: Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone) was an order of merit of the Kingdom of Bavaria established by...
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