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During March 1934, Hitler authorized the Blood Order to commemorate the 9 November 1923 coup attempt of the Nazi Party. [1] The medal is silver, with the obverse bearing a depiction of an eagle grasping an oak leaf wreath. Inside the wreath is the date 9.Nov. and to the right is the inscription München 1923–1933.
Name (English/German) Creation date – cessation date: Description: Number awarded: Order of the German Eagle Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler: 1 May 1937 – 8 May 1945 Awarded with and without swords The number of times the order was awarded is unknown. Cross of Honour of the German Mother Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter: 1939 until 1945
The Blood Order (German: Blutorden), officially known as the "Decoration in Memory (of the Munich putsch) of 9 November 1923" (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 9. November 1923), authorised by Hitler in March 1934, was one of the most prestigious decorations in the Nazi Party. [5]
Jakob Grimminger (25 April 1892 – 28 January 1969) [1] was a German Nazi Party and Schutzstaffel (SS) member. As the official standard-bearer of the Blutfahne, an iconic flag of the Nazi movement that had become bloodstained during the Munich Putsch in 1923, Grimminger often appeared close to Hitler in photographs and during ceremonies.
Name (English/German) Creation date – cessation date: Description: Number awarded: Order of the Black Eagle. Schwarzer Adlerorden. 1701 - 1918 (State Order) 1918 - Now (House Order) Members of ruling houses, senior civil and military officials and other worthy figures appointed by the King of Prussia. 407 (as of 1918) House Order of Hohenzollern
German personnel are also eligible to receive and wear civil service medals, sports and fitness awards, and certain marksmanship awards. The reunification of Germany saw new regulations concerning the status of East German awards introduced into the German military. These regulations typically stipulated that awards associated with the ...
The Blood Order; followed by the individual Gau badges and the Golden Hitler Youth Badge. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] On 1 August 1939, Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler decreed that any SS member (whether enlisted or officer) who wore the Coburg Badge was eligible to wear the Totenkopf ring .
A second posthumous award of the German Order was given to SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich at his funeral in June that year. [2] Cynics called the award the "dead hero order" as it was almost always awarded posthumously. The only two recipients who received the German Order and survived the war were Konstantin Hierl and Artur Axmann. [3]