War Merit Cross (Saxony)

War Merit Cross
Kriegsverdienstkreuz
Saxony War Merit Cross
TypeMilitary decoration
Presented byKingdom of Saxony
Campaign(s)World War I
Established30 October 1915
Final award1918
Ribbon of the Cross

The War Merit Cross (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a military decoration of the Kingdom of Saxony. Established 30 October 1915 by King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, it was awarded for humanitarian and patriotic work towards the war effort.

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