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The current award was renamed the King's Police Medal following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and the accession of King Charles III to the throne of the United Kingdom. Between 1909 and 1979, the medal was bestowed 4,070 times, for both gallantry and distinguished service, including dominion and empire awards.
Awarded to victorious generals/field marshals of German forces and her allies. Hermann Göring, received the Grand Cross on 19 July 1940, the only recipient of World War II. 1 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten
British recipients of the King's Police Medal (3 P) This page was last edited on 26 July 2023, at 21:30 (UTC). Text is ...
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
The Nazi Party and German Police had similar service awards. The Nazi Party Long Service Award was given in grades of ten, fifteen, and twenty-five years. [3] The Police Long Service Award was given in grades of eight, eighteen, twenty-five, and forty years (approved but never awarded). [4] The four-year and eight-year awards were the most ...
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The Police Long Service Award (Germany) (Polizei-Dienstauszeichnung) was a long service medal awarded to active members of the German Police during the era of Nazi Germany as a political award. Professor Richard Klein designed the awards, which varied slightly in design depending on the length of service of the recipient.
The leadership of the German police was formally vested in the Minister of the Interior, Wilhelm Frick from January 1933, who along with Hermann Göring exercised executive power over Germany's police organs; this was an important part of Adolf Hitler's effort to increase his administrative grip over the nation.