Military Merit Cross is the name for a military decoration in various states, including:
- Military Merit Cross (Austria–Hungary) (Militärverdienstkreuz) (in three classes)
- Military Merit Cross (Czechoslovakia)
- Military Merit Cross (Peru) (in five classes)
- German States:
- Military Merit Cross (Prussia) (Militär-Verdienstkreuz), also called the Golden Military Merit Cross (Goldenes Militär-Verdienstkreuz) to distinguish it from the Military Decoration 1st Class, an identical cross but in silver.
- Military Merit Cross (Bavaria) (Militär-Verdienstkreuz) (in three classes)
- Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (Militärverdienstkreuz) (in two classes)
- Military Merit Cross (Hesse), 1870–71 (Militär-Verdienst-Kreuz 1870/71)
- Military Merit Cross (Waldeck) (Militär-Verdienstkreuz)
Famous quotes containing the words military, merit and/or cross:
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—Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
“People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
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—Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)