File:Kriegsverdienstmedaille 1.jpg

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This is a photograph of the Military Merit Cross medal issued in Germany to civilians since 1940.

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Deutsch: Kriegsverdienstmedaille| (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1939)
English: On August 19, 1940, by order of Hitler, military merit cross medals made of bronze were used, which were to be issued to civilians. Since before 1940, most of them received simply a military merit cross. Hitler decided to make a less significant award.
  • The German War Merit Medal (German: Kriegsverdienstmedaille) was a World War II military decoration awarded to recognize outstanding service by civilians in relation to the war effort. It was instituted on 19 August 1940 and usually awarded to those workers in factories who significantly exceeded work quotas. The War Merit Medal was awarded only to Germans and non-Germans civilians, to men and women. An estimated 4.9 million medals were awarded by the end of the war in Europe.
Русский: 19 августа 1940 г. по указу Гитлера, в ход пошли медали креста за военные заслуги сделаные из бронзы, которые должны были выдавать гражданским. Так как до 1940 большинство из них получали просто крест за военные заслуги. Гитлер решил сделать менее значимую награду.
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