Original: The Military Merit Cross ( German : Militärverdienstkreuz , Croatian : Vojni kri za zaslugeHrvatska u Prvome svjetskom ratu , Vjesnik ) was a decoration of the Empire of Austria and , after the establishment of the Dual Monarchy in 1867 , the Empire of Austria-Hungary .
Simplified: The Military Merit Cross ( German : Militärverdienstkreuz , Croatian : Vojni kri za zaslugeHrvatska , Vjesnik ) was a decoration of the Empire of Austria and , after the establishment of the Dual Monarchy in 1867 , the Empire of Austria-Hungary .