German Cross
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Key facts
- Type
- Military Order
- Awarded for
- Gold: for repeated exceptional acts of bravery or troop leadership, Silver: for continued distinguished acts of service in the war effort
- Presented by
- Nazi Germany
- Eligibility
- Military personnel
- Campaign
- World War II
- Status
- Obsolete
- Established
- 28 September 1941
- Total
- ~25,964 in Gold, ~ 2,471 in Silver
- Next lower
- Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class, Clasp to the Iron Cross , 1st Class, War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords
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Wikidata facts
- Languages spoken
- German
- Country
- Nazi Germany
- Founded by
- Adolf Hitler
- Image
- DeutschesKreuzinGoldStoff.jpg
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- Commons category
- Deutsches Kreuz
- inception
- 1941-09-28
- native label
- Der Kriegsorden des Deutschen Kreuzes
- next higher rank
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- next lower rank
- War Merit Cross
- conferred by
- Nazi Germany
- location of formation
- Berlin
- category for recipients of this award
- Category:Recipients of the German Cross
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Encyclopedic overview
The War Order of the German Cross (German: Der Kriegsorden Deutsches Kreuz), normally abbreviated to the German Cross or Deutsches Kreuz, was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: in gold for repeated acts of bravery or military leadership; and in silver for distinguished non-combat war service. The German Cross in Gold ranked higher than the Iron Cross First Class but below the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, while the German Cross in Silver ranked higher than the War Merit Cross First Class with Swords but below the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords.
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