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  2. Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Wehrmacht foreign volunteers and conscripts - Wikipedia

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    Among the approximately one million foreign volunteers and conscripts who served in the Wehrmacht during World War II were ethnic Belgians, Czechs, Dutch, Finns, Danes, French, Hungarians, Norwegians, Poles, [1] Portuguese, Swedes, [2] Swiss along with people from Great Britain, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Balkans. [3]

  4. List of military awards and decorations of World War II

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    The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II

  5. Blue Division Medal (Germany) - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Volunteer Medal formally known as the Commemorative Medal for Spanish Volunteers in the Struggle Against Bolshevism (German: Erinnerungsmedaille für die spanischen Freiwilligen im Kampf gegen den Bolschewismus), commissioned 3 January 1944, was awarded by the Third Reich to recognize the men of the Blue Division who served at the Russian front during World War II. [1]

  6. Non-Germans in the German armed forces during World War II

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    [5] Many of the foreign volunteers fought in either the Waffen-SS or the Wehrmacht. Generally the non-Germanic troops were permitted into the Wehrmacht, whereas the Germanic volunteers were recruited into the service of the Waffen-SS as part of propaganda-driven "pan-Germanic army" of the future. [6]

  7. Category : Military awards and decorations of Nazi Germany

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    War Merit Medal; Warsaw Shield; Wehrmacht Long Service Award; West Wall Medal This page was last edited on 3 February 2023, at 13:53 (UTC). ...

  8. List of foreign volunteers - Wikipedia

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    The 392nd (Croatian) Infantry Division, as part of German Wehrmacht, fought in World War II; The Croatian Air Force Legion, as part of German Luftwaffe fought in World War II on the Axis' side; The Croatian Anti-Aircraft Legion, as part of German Luftwaffe fought in World War II on the Axis' side

  9. Awards and decorations of the German Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Civil relief medals were also introduced into the German armed forces, beginning in 1962 with the first in series of Flood Relief Medals. By the 1970s, German personnel were also eligible to receive foreign awards, most notable awards and decorations of the United States military .