Date Instituted

1 January 1880

Requirements

Awarded to officers for bravery.

Number awarded

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General Georgi Markov Markov

(Courtesy of Lost Bulgaria, licensed under Creative Commons)

Major Dr Ernst Kupfer

(Courtesy of Paal Waland)

Bulgarian Heinkel He51

(Courtesy of Lost Bulgaria, licensed under Creative Commons)

Comments

Photo courtesy of Dimitar Shakadanov & Emedals

It was awarded in these classes:
Grand Cross (worn only by the king)
1st Class (silver breast star)
2nd Class (white enamel cross worn from a ribbon around the neck)
3rd Class (1st grade) (white enamel pin-back cross)
3rd Class (2nd grade) (white enamel cross worn from a ribbon)

4th Class (1st grade) (red enamel pin-back cross)
4th Class (2nd grade) (red enamel cross worn from a ribbon)

Sources used

David Littlejohn - Foreign Legions of the Third Reich, vol 4