List of military decorations of Nazi Germany
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Bodewin Claus Eduard Keitel (brother of Wilhelm Keitel) displaying several military awards of the Wehrmacht
The military decorations of Nazi Germany were awards and medals bestowed by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS between 1935 and 1945, during the rule of the Nazi Party in Germany and the years of World War II.
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Military Decorations
Unique Medals & Special Degrees
| Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross | Grand Cross of the Iron Cross | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oakleaves Swords, and Diamonds |
Golden Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross (Awarded with and without Swords) |
German Cross with Diamonds |
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Meritorious military decorations
| German Cross in Gold | Iron Cross First Class | Iron Cross Second Class | 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross | Military Honor Roll Clasp (Awarded for Army, Navy, and Air Force) |
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| Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross (Awarded with and without Swords) |
German Cross in Silver | War Merit Cross (First and Second Class) (Awarded with and without Swords) |
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| Spanish Cross in Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awarded with and without Swords Special grade awarded in Gold with Diamonds Posthumous grade known as "Spanish Cross for Next of Kin of Fallen" |
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Military service decorations
| Cross of Honor (1914–1918) | Eastern Front Medal | West Wall Medal[1] Upgradeable to include 1944 Bar |
Anschluss Medal | Memel Medal | Sudetenland Medal Upgradeable to include Prague Castle Bar |
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Military service medals
| Wehrmacht Long Service Award Awarded for Army, Navy, and Air Force Awarded in grades of 4, 12, 18, 25, and 40 Years of Service |
Waffen-SS Long Service Award Awarded in grades of 4, 12, 18, and 25 Years of Service |
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Wound badges
| 1939 Wound Badge (Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black) |
Wound Badge of 20 July 1944 |
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| Spanish Wound Badge (Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black) |
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Arm Shields and Cuffbands
Arm Shields
| Narvik Shield | Crimea Shield | Demyansk Shield | Kuban Shield |
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Cuffbands
Campaign Cuffbands
| Crete Cuffband Afrika Cuffband Metz Cuffband Kurland Cuffband |
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General Cuffbands
Military Service Badges
Army/Waffen-SS War Badges
| Infantry Assault Badge (Silver and Bronze) |
General Assault Badge (also with engagement numbers 25, 50, 75 and 100) |
Close Combat Clasp (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) |
Tank Battle Badge (Silver and Bronze) (also with engagement numbers 25, 50, 75 and 100) |
Army Anti-Aircraft Badge |
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| Army Paratrooper Badge | Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) |
Balloon Observer's Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) |
Tank Destruction Badge (Gold and Silver) |
Sniper's Badge (Third, Second and First Grade) |
Tank Memorial Badge |
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- Front Line Driver's Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
- Badge for Destruction of Strafing Warplanes (Gold and Silver)
- Condor Legion Tank Badge
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| High Seas Fleet Badge | Destroyer War Badge | Minesweeper War Badge | Blockade Runner Badge |
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| E-Boat War Badge | U-Boat War Badge | Auxiliary Cruiser Badge | Naval Artillery War Badge |
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| U-Boat Combat Clasp (Gold and Silver) |
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| Naval Combat Clasp | Small Battle Unit Combat Clasp |
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Luftwaffe War Badges
Luftwaffe flying clasps
| Luftwaffe Flying Clasps |
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Luftwaffe Flying Clasps were awarded in Bronze, Silver, and Gold with upgrade possible to include diamonds. Pennants suspended from the clasp indicated the number of missions carried out in a given type of aircraft. Flying Clasps were issued for missions completed in the following Luftwaffe aircraft
- Day Fighters
- Night Fighters
- Long-Range Night Fighters
- Heavy Fighters
- Air to Ground Support Fighters
- Bombers
- Reconnaissance
- Transport and Glider
Foreign Division Awards
Foreign division awards were specially intended for non-German volunteers serving in specially formed divisions serving under the German military. The two primary foreign division awards were as follows:
| Blue Division Medal | Ostvolk Medal First Class (Gold and Silver) (Awarded with and without Swords) |
Ostvolk Medal Second Class (Gold, Silver and Bronze) (Awarded with and without Swords) |
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References
- ↑ The West Wall Medal was issued twice, once in 1939 and again in 1944. The 1944 version was commonly referred to as the "German Defense Medal". For those personnel who had already received the 1939 West Wall Medal, a "1944 Bar" was authorized to the decoration.
- Dietrich Maerz/Bernd Hartmann, "The Awards of the Heer, Vol. I", 2012, ISBN 978-0-9797969-7-5
External links
- Axis History Factbook - Awards & decorations of the Axis nations
- Historical War Militaria Forum - Forum dedicated to militaria collecting
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