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Awards of the German Freikorps were unofficial military awards displayed by various veteran organizations in Germany during the immediate aftermath of World War I. Upon the assumption of the Nazi Party to power in 1933, nearly all Freikorps awards were prohibited for wear on party, state, and military uniforms.
German Knight's Cross or Randow Cross. The German Knight's Cross (German: Deutschritter-Kreuz) was an award of the German Freikorps which existed after the close of the First World War. The award was created in 1919 and was designed by Captain Alfred von Randow.
Sudetendeutsches Freikorps, a German nationalist paramilitary that fought against Czechoslovakia for annexation of the Sudetenland into Germany. Free Corps Denmark, a Danish volunteer collaborationist group in the Waffen-SS that was founded by the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark, and participated in the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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 ...
The Silesian Eagle (German language: Schlesischer Adler) was a medal awarded to members of the German right-wing paramilitary group Freikorps Oberland for three or six months of service, as well as for fighting during the Silesian Uprisings during the Weimar Republic. Instituted on the 19 of June 1919 by VI.
Awards of the German Freikorps; B. Baltic Cross; Bug Star; C. ... Tank Memorial Badge; W. Wound Badge This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 07:54 ...
Shortly after its issuance, the government of Nazi Germany declared the award as the only official service decoration of the First World War and further forbade the continued wearing of most German Free Corps awards on any military or paramilitary uniform of a state or Nazi Party organization. The Honour Cross was awarded in three forms: [1]
The Guards Cavalry Rifle Division (Garde-Kavallerie-Schützen-Division), a major Freikorps unit, enters Munich after crushing the Munich Soviet Republic.In the aftermath of World War I and during the German revolution of 1918–1919, Freikorps units consisting largely of World War I veterans were raised as paramilitary militias.