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War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords

German military decoration during World War II for non-combatants (1939-1945)
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Summary

War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords is a grade of an order[1]. It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords is in the country of German Reich[3].
  • War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords's instance of is recorded as grade of an order[4].
  • War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords is part of War Merit Cross[5].
  • War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords's Commons category is recorded as War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords[6].
  • October 18, 1939 marks the founding of War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords[7].
  • War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords's topic has template is recorded as Template:War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords[8].
  • War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords's different from is recorded as War Merit Cross 1st Class without Swords[9].
  • War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords[10].
  • War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords's next lower rank is recorded as War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords[11].
  • War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords's next higher rank is recorded as Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords[12].

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Geography

War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords is in the country of German Reich[3]. It is part of War Merit Cross[5].

Designation and Status

War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords's instance of is recorded as grade of an order[4].

History and Context

October 18, 1939 marks the founding of War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords[7].

Why It Matters

War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . TracesOfWar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → grade of an order
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  2. 17w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tracesofwar award id → 583
    Service ribbon image → DEU KVK 1 Klasse swords BAR.svg
    Next higher rank → Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords
    Wikidata description → German military decoration during World War II for non-combatants (1939-1945)
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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