SettingsRecipients of the Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary)
Alexander Löhr
Alexander Löhr was an Austrian Air Force commander during the 1930s and, after the "Political Union of Germany and Austria", he was a German Air Force commander.
Alexander Löhr was an Austrian Air Force commander during the 1930s and, after the "Political Union of Germany and Austria", he was a German Air Force commander.
Alois Windisch
Alois Windisch (3 February 1892 – 28 December 1958) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Alois Windisch (3 February 1892 – 28 December 1958) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Archduke Eugen of Austria
Archduke Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria-Teschen (21 May 1863 – 30 December 1954) was an Archduke of Austria and a Prince of Hungary and Bohemia.
Archduke Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria-Teschen (21 May 1863 – 30 December 1954) was an Archduke of Austria and a Prince of Hungary and Bohemia.
Artur Phleps
Artur Martin Phleps was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian and German officer who held the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer and General of Waffen-SS in the Waffen-SS during World War II. An Austr...
Artur Martin Phleps was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian and German officer who held the rank of SS-Obergruppenführer and General of Waffen-SS in the Waffen-SS during World War II. An Austr...
Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg
Hauptmann (Captain) Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg (16 June 1890 – 29 October 1964), Order of the Iron Crown, Order of Leopold, Military Merit Cross, Military Merit Medal, Gold Medal for Bravery, Iro...
Hauptmann (Captain) Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg (16 June 1890 – 29 October 1964), Order of the Iron Crown, Order of Leopold, Military Merit Cross, Military Merit Medal, Gold Medal for Bravery, Iro...
Cevat Çobanlı
Cevat Çobanlı (September 14, 1870 or 1871 – March 13, 1938) was a military commander of the Ottoman Army, War Minister (Harbiye Nazırı) of the Ottoman Empire and a general of Turkish Army.
Cevat Çobanlı (September 14, 1870 or 1871 – March 13, 1938) was a military commander of the Ottoman Army, War Minister (Harbiye Nazırı) of the Ottoman Empire and a general of Turkish Army.
Felix Graf von Bothmer
Felix Graf von Bothmer (10 December 1852 – 18 March 1937) was a German general of the Brusilov offensive.
Felix Graf von Bothmer (10 December 1852 – 18 March 1937) was a German general of the Brusilov offensive.
Franz Halder
Franz Halder was a German General and the chief of the Army General Staff from 1938 until September, 1942, when he was dismissed after frequent disagreements with Adolf Hitler.
Franz Halder was a German General and the chief of the Army General Staff from 1938 until September, 1942, when he was dismissed after frequent disagreements with Adolf Hitler.
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Heinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von Vietinghoff genannt (de: known as) Scheel (December 6, 1887 – February 23, 1952) was a German Colonel-General (Generaloberst) of the Germ...
Heinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von Vietinghoff genannt (de: known as) Scheel (December 6, 1887 – February 23, 1952) was a German Colonel-General (Generaloberst) of the Germ...
İsmail Hakkı Bey
İsmail Hakkı Bey (1883; Constantinople (Istanbul) - June 4, 1923; ?) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.
İsmail Hakkı Bey (1883; Constantinople (Istanbul) - June 4, 1923; ?) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army.
Józef Olszyna-Wilczyński
Józef Konstanty Olszyna-Wilczyński was a Polish general and one of the high-ranking commanders of the Polish Army.
Józef Konstanty Olszyna-Wilczyński was a Polish general and one of the high-ranking commanders of the Polish Army.
Leopold Anslinger
Leutnant Leopold Anslinger was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.
Leutnant Leopold Anslinger was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.
Manfred von Richthofen
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I. He is considered the ...
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I. He is considered the ...
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (; 19 May 1881 (Conventional)–10 November 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (; 19 May 1881 (Conventional)–10 November 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey.
Nikola Zhekov
Nikola Todorov Zhekov was the Minister of War of Bulgaria in 1915 and served as Commander-in-Chief from 1915 to 1918 during World War I.
Nikola Todorov Zhekov was the Minister of War of Bulgaria in 1915 and served as Commander-in-Chief from 1915 to 1918 during World War I.
Otto von Lossow
General Otto von Lossow (January 15, 1868 - November 25, 1938) was a Bavarian Army and then German Army officer, who played a prominent role in the events surrounding the attempted Beer Hall Put...
General Otto von Lossow (January 15, 1868 - November 25, 1938) was a Bavarian Army and then German Army officer, who played a prominent role in the events surrounding the attempted Beer Hall Put...
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954) was a leading German field marshal during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak L...
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954) was a leading German field marshal during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak L...
Prince Franz of Bavaria
Prince Franz of Bavaria (Franz Maria Luitpold Prinz von Bayern) (10 October 1875 - 25 January 1957) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a Major General in the Bavarian Army.
Prince Franz of Bavaria (Franz Maria Luitpold Prinz von Bayern) (10 October 1875 - 25 January 1957) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a Major General in the Bavarian Army.
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf, Prinz von Bayern was born in Munich, the son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Augusta of Austria.
Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf, Prinz von Bayern was born in Munich, the son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Augusta of Austria.
Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten
Rudolf Freiherr Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten (26 April 1861 – 12 May 1921) was a Colonel-General in the Austro-Hungarian army and served as the last Imperial Minister for War not only to the ...
Rudolf Freiherr Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten (26 April 1861 – 12 May 1921) was a Colonel-General in the Austro-Hungarian army and served as the last Imperial Minister for War not only to the ...
Rüştü Sakarya
Rüştü Sakarya (1877; Constantinople (Istanbul) - December 2, 1951) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.
Rüştü Sakarya (1877; Constantinople (Istanbul) - December 2, 1951) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.
Sadullah Güney
Sadullah Güney also known as Ali Sadullah Bey was an officer of the Ottoman Army and of the Turkish Army.
Sadullah Güney also known as Ali Sadullah Bey was an officer of the Ottoman Army and of the Turkish Army.
Samu Hazai
Baron Samu Hazai was a Hungarian military officer and politician of Jewish origin, who served as Minister of Defence between 1910 and 1917.
Baron Samu Hazai was a Hungarian military officer and politician of Jewish origin, who served as Minister of Defence between 1910 and 1917.
Wilhelm Marschall
Wilhelm Marschall was a German admiral during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Pour le Mérite which he received as commander of the German U-boat during World War I. The Pour ...
Wilhelm Marschall was a German admiral during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Pour le Mérite which he received as commander of the German U-boat during World War I. The Pour ...
Şefik Avni Özüdoğru
Şefik Avni Özdoğru (1884; Samsun - July 3, 1960; Samsun) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and of the Turkish Army.
Şefik Avni Özdoğru (1884; Samsun - July 3, 1960; Samsun) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and of the Turkish Army.