Even so, cases were reported in POW camps of some American military members, who had been sentenced to forced labor receiving the War Merit Medal for "high production" or performing above the standards expected of an enemy prisoner.
War Merit Cross Second (1940) and First (1943) Classes with Swords
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Göring's attempt at self award bestowal reached a head in 1944, when Hitler denied the German Reichsmarschall the award of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross, which Göring had attempted to obtain as an award for his various government and military service.