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The cross was established in 1909 at the time of the first march, to award successful military participants of the Vierdaagse. [1] Since 1910 it has been awarded to all participants who successfully complete all four days, both military and civilian. [2] Beginning in 2009 wheelchair users who complete the course have been eligible for the cross ...
The Order was entered in service records, but was never authorized for display on a United States uniform. In the 21st century United States military, the German Proficiency and Marksmanship Badges are far more commonly awarded, mainly to U.S. Army and Air Force personnel.
The German Empire consisted of 25 states: four kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies, seven principalities and three Hanseatic cities.In addition, the house order of the Hohenzollern principalities, although the states themselves had been annexed by Prussia, continued to be awarded in the imperial era.
Badge and ribbon: 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 ...
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art: 1980 184 [2] 92 100 Re-establishment of the order from 1853 Bavaria: Bavarian Order of Merit: 1957 5,537 1,637 [3] 2,000 Bavaria: Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille: 1961 (2011) Berlin: Order of Merit of Berlin: 1987 431 [4] 400 [5] Brandenburg: Order of Merit of Brandenburg: 2003 108 300 Hesse ...
In 1977 the Japan Walking Association established the Japan Three Day March, the first annual non-competitive walking event outside Europe. In 1986 the multi-day walking event organizations of Austria , Belgium , Denmark, Ireland, Japan , Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland agreed to form the International Marching League , which was ...
Chief among these was the Order of Merit, the principal order of Germany. Civil relief medals were also introduced into the German armed forces, beginning in 1962 with the first in series of Flood Relief Medals .
Blücher Order Blücher Orden: 1965-10-13 Awarded for valour in time of war (never awarded). Scharnhorst Order Scharnhorst-Orden: 1966-02-17 Awarded for major contributions to the improvement principles of ideology of the GDR Combat Order of Merit for the People and the Fatherland Kampforden für Verdienste um Volk und Vaterland: 1966-02-17