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On 16 March 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered the institution of a service award in four classes, each class reflecting the completion of a select number of years of military service. [1] The award was bestowed by each branch of the Wehrmacht (army, navy, and air force) and was issued for four years service (fourth class – silver medal), 12 years ...
The SS Long Service Award was given in grades of four years, eight years, twelve years, and twenty-five years. [10] The Police Long Service Award was given in grades of eight, eighteen, twenty-five, and forty years (never awarded). [11] The award of the German armed forces, known as the Wehrmacht Long Service Award, was issued for four years ...
A number of military awards were established pre-war, including Wehrmacht long service decorations, followed by awards for participation in the Spanish Civil War and for the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland, with the greatest number established after the start of World War II in 1939. Regulations of award also permitted the ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of the German states; Awards and decorations of the German Armed Forces; List of honours of Germany awarded to heads of state and royalty; Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. List of recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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 ...
18 October 1939 – 8 May 1945 Awarded with and without swords. For meritorious contributions to the war effort. c. 6,100,000 with swords c. 1,500,000 without swords Wound Badge. Verwundetenabzeichen. 3 March 1918 – 11 November 1918 1 September 1939 – 8 May 1945 Wounds whilst in active service c. 1,000,000 during ww1 c. 5,000,000 during ww2
The Wehrmacht awarded the 4-class Dienstauszeichnung for 4 (silver medal); 12 (gold medal); 18 (silver cross) and 25 (gold cross) years' service, with oak leaves on the first class for 40 years. Similarly there was a Loyal Service Medal for active members of the German police or "an administrator" in the police service known as the Polizei ...
The four-year and eight-year awards were the most common awards. Despite the fact that the whole Nazi movement lasted for little over 25 years (1920-1945) and the SS were founded only in 1925, awards of the 25-year version were made well before 25 years of actual service were completed.