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Knighs Cross Of The War Merit Cross
The most enduring iconic image of 1914 must be that of troops wearing the pickelhaube.
Pickelhaube or spiked helmets were of leather construction with
Metal fittings .
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Units from the various states carried coloured cocades and
distinctive helmet plates.
A Prussian pickelhaube can be identified by the
presence of an eagle helmet plate overlaid with ribbons bearing the motto
“Mit Gott fur Konik Und Vaterland”. In the tallons are a crown and sceptre.
non-combatant Iron Cross which was used in earlier wars (same medal but with a different ribbon). The award was graded the same as the Iron Cross: War Merit Cross Second Class, War Merit Cross First Class, and Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross. The award had two variants:with swords given to soldiers for exceptional service in battle above and beyond the call of duty (but not worthy of an Iron Cross which was more a bravery award), and without swords for meritorious service behind the lines which could also be awarded to civilians. Recipients had to have the lower grade of the award before getting the next level.
Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords
The ribbon of the War Merit Cross was in red-white-black-white-red; that was, the red and black colors being reversed from the ribbon of the World War II version of the Iron Cross.
The ribbon for the War Merit Medal was similar, but with a narrow red vertical red strip in the center of the black field. Soldiers who earned the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords wore a small crossed-swords device on the ribbon. The War Merit Cross 1st Class was a pin-backed medal worn on the pocket of the tunic (like the Iron Cross 1st Class). The ribbon of the War Merit Cross 2nd Class could be worn like the ribbon of the Iron Cross 2nd Class (through the second buttonhole).
The Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross was a and worn the same way as the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross.
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