The German Cross () was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: gold for repeated acts of bravery or achievement in combat; and silver for distinguished non-combat war service. The German Cross in Gold ranked higher than the Iron Cross First Class but below the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, while the German Cross in Silver ranked higher than the War Merit Cross First Class with Swords but below the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords.
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| - The German Cross () was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: gold for repeated acts of bravery or achievement in combat; and silver for distinguished non-combat war service. The German Cross in Gold ranked higher than the Iron Cross First Class but below the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, while the German Cross in Silver ranked higher than the War Merit Cross First Class with Swords but below the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords.
- The German Cross was given to distinguished military personnel by Germany's Nazi government during World War II, the war against the Race's Conquest Fleet, and presumably the Race-German War of 1965. In 1942, Heinrich Jäger received the German Cross in gold for his role in recovering plutonium from the wreck of the 56th Emperor Jossano and delivering it to German physicists working on an atomic bomb. Along with the cross Jäger was also promoted to Colonel, which is why he accepted it in favor of the more prestigious Knight's Cross and a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel.
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| - Deutsches Kreuz
- German Cross
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| - German Cross in Gold and Silver
- German Cross in Silver, Gold, and with Diamonds. Post-war de-nazified versions below.
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| - ~ 2,500 in Silver
- ~26,000 in Gold
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| - The Gold division was awarded to military personnel for 6-8 exceptional acts of bravery or achievements in combat. Silver division was awarded for distinguished acts of service in war effort.
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| - The German Cross was given to distinguished military personnel by Germany's Nazi government during World War II, the war against the Race's Conquest Fleet, and presumably the Race-German War of 1965. In 1942, Heinrich Jäger received the German Cross in gold for his role in recovering plutonium from the wreck of the 56th Emperor Jossano and delivering it to German physicists working on an atomic bomb. Along with the cross Jäger was also promoted to Colonel, which is why he accepted it in favor of the more prestigious Knight's Cross and a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. The medal for the German Cross was extremely gaudy. Jäger irreverently referred to it as "Hitler's fried egg" (as did many others) and rarely wore the medal itself, contenting himself to wear the ribbon.
- The German Cross () was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: gold for repeated acts of bravery or achievement in combat; and silver for distinguished non-combat war service. The German Cross in Gold ranked higher than the Iron Cross First Class but below the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, while the German Cross in Silver ranked higher than the War Merit Cross First Class with Swords but below the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords.
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