The Order of Adolph of Nassau, fully Ordre du Mérite Civil et Militaire d'Adolphe de Nassau ("Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau") is a military decoration of Luxembourg which was created in the year 1858 by Duke Adolph of Nassau. The award recognizes those persons who have performed meritorious actions or heroic deeds in the name of Luxembourg. Image File history File links Order of Adolph Nassau Medal File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy... Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg, Adolph Wilhelm August Karl Friedrich of Nassau-Weilburg (July 24, 1817 – November 17, 1905) was the last Duke of Nassau, and the fourth Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ...

The award is issued in the following degrees:

Badge of the Grand Cross of the Order of Adolph of Nassau

1. Grand Cross
2. Grand Officer
3. Commander
4. Officer
5. Knight

The grades of Commander, Officer, and Knight may be awarded with the upgrade of crosses (for combat service) or crown (for extreme meritorious actions). Image File history File links Badge of Adolph Nassau (U.S. Army IOH) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Badge of Adolph Nassau (U.S. Army IOH) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

The Order of Adolph of Nassau may also be issued to foreigners and is common as a diplomatic order. The decoration was issued as well in World War II to a handful of allied officers who had helped liberate Luxembourg from the rule of Nazi Germany. Because of the small size of Luxembourg, and its minor role as a campaign theater, the Order of Adolph of Nassau was not issued as frequently as other major World War II orders, such as the Croix de Guerre. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ...