Military decorations of the Third Reich
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Military decorations of the Third Reich were awards and medals bestowed by the Wehrmacht
between 1935 and 1945 during the reign of Nazi Germany
and the years of World War II
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
with Golden Oakleaves
Swords, and Diamonds
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
with Oakleaves, Swords, and Diamonds
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
with Oakleaves and Swords
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
with Oakleaves
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
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! style="background:#efefef;" | German Cross
(Awarded in Gold and Silver)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Iron Cross First Class
! style="background:#efefef;" | Iron Cross Second Class
! style="background:#efefef;" | 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross
! style="background:#efefef;" | Military Honor Roll Clasp
(Awarded for Army, Navy, and Air Force)
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Golden Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross
(Awarded with and without Swords)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross
(Awarded with and without Swords)
! style="background:#efefef;" | War Merit Cross
(First and Second Class)
(Awarded with and without Swords)
! style="background:#efefef;" | War Merit Medal
! style="background:#efefef;" | 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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! style="background:#efefef;" | Cross of Honor
(1914-1918)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Eastern Front Medal
! style="background:#efefef;" | West Wall Medal
Upgradeable to include 1944 Bar
! style="background:#efefef;" | Anschluss Medal
! style="background:#efefef;" | Memel Medal
! style="background:#efefef;" | Sudetenland Medal
Upgradeable to include
Prague Castle Bar
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Wehrmacht Long Service Award
Awarded for Army, Navy, and Air Force
Awarded in grades of 4, 12, 18, 25, and 40 Years of Service
! style="background:#efefef;" |Waffen-SS Long Service Award
Awarded in grades of 4, 12, 18, and 25 Years of Service
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! style="background:#efefef;" | 1939 Wound Badge
(Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Wound Badge of 20 July 1944
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Spanish Wound Badge
(Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black)
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Narvik Shield
! style="background:#efefef;" | Crimea Shield
! style="background:#efefef;" | Demyansk Shield
! style="background:#efefef;" | Kuban Shield
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Cholm Shield
! style="background:#efefef;" | Lappland Shield
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Infantry Assault Badge
(Silver and Bronze)
! style="background:#efefef;" | General Assault Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Close Combat Clasp
(Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Tank Battle Badge
(Silver and Bronze)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Tank Destruction Badge
(Gold and Silver)
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Anti-Partisan
Guerrilla Warfare Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Balloon Observer's Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Sniper's Badge
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! style="background:#efefef;" | High Seas Fleet Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Destroyer War Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Minesweeper War Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Blockade Runner Badge
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! style="background:#efefef;" | E-Boat War Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | U-Boat War Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Auxiliary Cruiser Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Naval Artillery War Badge
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! style="background:#efefef;" | U-Boat Combat Clasp
(Gold and Silver)
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Naval Combat Clasp
! style="background:#efefef;" | Small Battle Unit Combat Clasp
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Combined Pilots-Observation Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Pilot's Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Tank Combat Badge of the Luftwaffe
! style="background:#efefef;" | Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Luftwaffe Flying Clasp
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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 obtained in a given type of aircraft. Flying Clasps were issued for missions completed in the following Luftwaffe aircraft
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Blue Division Medal
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Ostvolk Medal
Awarded in First and Second Classes with Gold, Silver, & Bronze designators
Presented with and without swords for combat & non-combat meritorious service
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Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
between 1935 and 1945 during the reign of Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
and the years of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Senior military leadership decorations
{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"! style="background:#efefef;" | Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
The Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire. It was considered a senior decoration to the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross....
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was a decoration intended for victorious generals of the Prussian Army and its allies. It was the highest class of the Iron Cross. Along with the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, the Grand Cross was founded on March 10, 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. It was...
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Military valor decorations
{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
with Golden Oakleaves
Swords, and Diamonds
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
with Oakleaves, Swords, and Diamonds
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
with Oakleaves and Swords
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
with Oakleaves
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
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Meritorious military decorations
{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"! style="background:#efefef;" | German Cross
German Cross
The German Cross was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 17 November 1941 as an award ranking higher than the Iron Cross First Class but below the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross respectively ranking higher than the War Merit Cross First Class with Swords but below the Knight's Cross of the War Merit...
(Awarded in Gold and Silver)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Iron Cross First Class
! style="background:#efefef;" | Iron Cross Second Class
! style="background:#efefef;" | 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross
Clasp to the Iron Cross
The Clasp to the Iron Cross was a metal medal clasp displayed on the uniforms of German Wehrmacht personnel who had been awarded the Iron Cross in World War I. It was displayed on the uniforms of many high ranking officers during World War II as most had also served in World War I...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Military Honor Roll Clasp
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
The Honour Roll Clasp of the Army or Ehrenblatt des Heeres was a Decoration of Nazi Germany during World War II. The total number awarded was 4,556. -History:...
(Awarded for Army, Navy, and Air Force)
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Golden Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross
War Merit Cross
The War Merit Cross was a decoration of Nazi Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel...
(Awarded with and without Swords)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross
War Merit Cross
The War Merit Cross was a decoration of Nazi Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel...
(Awarded with and without Swords)
! style="background:#efefef;" | War Merit Cross
War Merit Cross
The War Merit Cross was a decoration of Nazi Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel...
(First and Second Class)
(Awarded with and without Swords)
! style="background:#efefef;" | War Merit Medal
War Merit Medal
The War Merit Medal was instituted on 19 August 1940 to recognize outstanding service by civilians in connection with the war effort. The medal was restricted to civilians - both German and non-German - and was awarded predominantly to those working in war factories.The medal, designed by...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Spanish Cross in Gold, Silver, and Bronze
Spanish Cross
The Spanish Cross was an award of Germany given to Germans who participated in the Spanish Civil War, fighting for Franco.- History :With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Germany sent the Condor Legion to give military aid to Francisco Franco's nationalist forces.On April 14, 1939, Germany...
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
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Cross of Honor
The Cross of Honor, also known as the Honor Cross or, popularly, the Hindenburg Cross, was a commemorative medal inaugurated on July 13, 1934 by Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg for those soldiers of Imperial Germany who fought in World War I...
(1914-1918)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Eastern Front Medal
Eastern Front Medal
The Eastern Front Medal, , more commonly known as the Ostmedaille was instituted on May 26, 1942 to mark service on the German Eastern Front during the period November 15, 1941 to April 15, 1942...
! style="background:#efefef;" | West Wall Medal
West Wall Medal
The West Wall Medal was a military decoration of Nazi Germany. It was instituted on 2 August 1939 and was given to those who designed and built the fortifications on Germany's western borders, known as the West Wall or, in English, the Siegfried Line, and to the troops who served there prior to...
Upgradeable to include 1944 Bar
! style="background:#efefef;" | Anschluss Medal
Anschluss Medal
The Anschluss Commemorative Medal was a decoration of Nazi Germany awarded in the interwar period.-Description:Instituted on May 1, 1938, the medal commemorated the return of Austria to the German Reich...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Memel Medal
Memel Medal
The Return of Memel Commemorative Medal was a decoration of Nazi Germany awarded in the interwar period, and the last of the series of Occupation Medals.-Description:...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Sudetenland Medal
Sudetenland Medal
The The Sudetenland Commemorative Medal was a decoration of Nazi Germany awarded in the interwar period.-Description:...
Upgradeable to include
Prague Castle Bar
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Military service medals
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Wehrmacht Long Service Award
The Wehrmacht Long Service Award was a military service decoration of Nazi Germany issued for satisfactory completion of a given years of military service...
Awarded for Army, Navy, and Air Force
Awarded in grades of 4, 12, 18, 25, and 40 Years of Service
! style="background:#efefef;" |Waffen-SS Long Service Award
Awarded in grades of 4, 12, 18, and 25 Years of Service
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Wound badges
{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"! style="background:#efefef;" | 1939 Wound Badge
Wound Badge
Wound Badge was a German military award for wounded or frost-bitten soldiers of Imperial German Army in World War I, the Reichswehr between the wars, and the Wehrmacht, SS and the auxiliary service organizations during the Second World War. After March 1943, due to the increasing number of Allied...
(Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Wound Badge of 20 July 1944
Wound Badge
Wound Badge was a German military award for wounded or frost-bitten soldiers of Imperial German Army in World War I, the Reichswehr between the wars, and the Wehrmacht, SS and the auxiliary service organizations during the Second World War. After March 1943, due to the increasing number of Allied...
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Spanish Wound Badge
(Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black)
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Arm Shields
{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"! style="background:#efefef;" | Narvik Shield
Narvik Shield
Narvik Shield is a German military award instituted on August 19, 1940, and authorized for all German forces that took part in the battles of Narvik between April 9 and June 9 of the same year. The shield was worn on the left arm of the uniform as described above...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Crimea Shield
Crimea Shield
The Crimea Shield was awarded to German soldiers under the command of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein who fought and conquered Crimea in between September 1941 and July 1942....
! style="background:#efefef;" | Demyansk Shield
Demyansk Shield
Demyansk Shield is a German military award instituted on April 25, 1943 to commemorate troops who fought in the Demyansk pocket. Requirements for Heer and auxiliary units included honorable service in the besieged area for 60 days or wound or frost-bite in the besieged area, for Luftwaffe — 50...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Kuban Shield
Kuban Shield
Kuban Shield is a German military award instituted on September 21, 1943 to commemorate those who fought to preserve the bridgeheads in the Kuban region from February 1943 until they were abandoned in October. Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine personnel were awarded the shield based on a fairly...
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Lappland Shield
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General Cuffbands
- Heeres CuffbandsGerman ArmyThe German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following the disbanding of the Wehrmacht after World War II, it was re-established in 1955 as the Bundesheer, part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr along with the Navy and the Air Force...
- Luftwaffe CuffbandsLuftwaffeLuftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
- Waffen-SS Cuffbands
Campaign Cuffbands
- Condor Legion CuffbandCondor LegionThe Condor Legion was a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force and from the German Army which served with the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War of July 1936 to March 1939. The Condor Legion developed methods of terror bombing which were used widely in the Second World War...
- Crete Cuffband
- Afrika CuffbandAfrika KorpsThe German Africa Corps , or the Afrika Korps as it was popularly called, was the German expeditionary force in Libya and Tunisia during the North African Campaign of World War II...
- Kurland Cuffband
Army/Waffen-SS War Badges
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Infantry Assault Badge
The Infantry Assault Badge was a German war badge awarded to Waffen SS and Wehrmacht Heer soldiers during WWII. This decoration was instituted on December 20th 1939 by the Oberstbefehlshaber des Heeres, Generalfeldmarschall von Brauchitsch...
(Silver and Bronze)
! style="background:#efefef;" | General Assault Badge
General Assault Badge
The General Assault Badge was awarded to personnel of the German Wehrmacht who were not in infantry or tank units during World War II.Instituted on 1 June 1940, the General Assault Badge was awarded to assault engineers as well as to those troops who supported infantry and armor units in combat...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Close Combat Clasp
Close Combat Clasp
The Close Combat Clasp is a German military award instituted on 25 November 1942 for achievement in hand to hand fighting in close quarters. The Close Combat Clasp was worn above the upper left uniform pocket...
(Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Tank Battle Badge
(Silver and Bronze)
! style="background:#efefef;" | Tank Destruction Badge
Tank Destruction Badge
The Tank Destruction Badge was an award given to individuals of the Wehrmacht who destroyed an enemy tank single-handedly by an hand-held weapon. Anti-tank units were not eligible for this award...
(Gold and Silver)
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Anti-Partisan
Guerrilla Warfare Badge
Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge
The Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge was an award of the German military of the Third Reich. Personnel of the Heer, Luftwaffe, and Waffen-SS were eligible to receive it...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Balloon Observer's Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Sniper's Badge
Sniper's Badge
The Sniper's Badge is a German military award instituted on 20 August 1944 to commemorate troops who fought as snipers during World War II.-History:...
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- Army Paratrooper BadgeParachutist Badge (Germany)The German Armed Forces Parachutist Badge is the badge awarded to and worn by qualified parachutists of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany...
- Front Line Driver's Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
- Army Anti-Aircraft Badge
- Condor Legion Tank Badge
- Commemorative Tank Badge of the Great War
Naval War Badges
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High Seas Fleet Badge
High Seas Fleet Badge is a German military decoration awarded for service to the crews of the High Seas Fleet, mainly of the battleships and cruisers, but also those ships that supported them operationally for which there was no other award...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Destroyer War Badge
Destroyer War Badge
Destroyer War Badge is a German military decoration instituted on June 4, 1940 by admiral Erich Raeder and awarded to officers and crew for the service on Kriegsmarine destroyers...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Minesweeper War Badge
Minesweeper War Badge
The Minesweeper War Badge or Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge is a German military decoration awarded to Kriegsmarine members for service on Minesweepers boats Criteria for the award included recommendation...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Blockade Runner Badge
Blockade Runner Badge
Blockade Runner Badge or the Badge for Blockade Runners was a German military decoration awarded for service on warships or merchant vessels that attempted to break through the British sea blockade of Germany. Instituted on April 1, 1941, as reward for men who attempted or managed to break the...
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! style="background:#efefef;" | E-Boat War Badge
Fast Attack Craft War Badge
The E-Boat War Badge is a German military decoration awarded to Kriegsmarine members for service on fast attack craft or torpedo boats worn on the lower part of the left breast pocket of the naval service tunic, underneath the 1st class Iron Cross if awarded, or equivalent grade award...
! style="background:#efefef;" | U-Boat War Badge
U-boat War Badge
The U-Boat War Badge was a German war badge that was awarded to U-boat crew members during World War I and World War II.-History:The U-boat War Badge was originally instituted during the First World War on February 1, 1918. It was awarded to recognize U-boat crews who had completed three war patrols...
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Auxiliary Cruiser Badge
The Auxiliary Cruiser Badge was an award of the German military of the Third Reich. It was awarded to officers and men of the Kriegsmarine for service on Auxiliary Cruisers or the supply ships that supported them for a successful large voyage...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Naval Artillery War Badge
Naval Artillery War Badge
Naval Artillery War Badge or the War Badge for Naval Artillery is a German military decoration awarded for service to the crews of Kriegsmarine land-based marine artillery and anti-aircraft units...
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! style="background:#efefef;" | U-Boat Combat Clasp
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Naval Combat Clasp
! style="background:#efefef;" | Small Battle Unit Combat Clasp
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Luftwaffe War Badges
{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"! style="background:#efefef;" | Combined Pilots-Observation Badge
Combined Pilots-Observation Badge
Combined Pilots-Observation Badge was a German military award instituted on 26 March 1936 by the Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe Hermann Göring to commemorate soldiers or servicemen who had already been awarded the Pilot's badge or Observer badge...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Pilot's Badge
! style="background:#efefef;" | Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge
Parachutist Badge (Germany)
The German Armed Forces Parachutist Badge is the badge awarded to and worn by qualified parachutists of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany...
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Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge was a German military award instituted on 10 January 1941 by the Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe Hermann Göring to commemorate soldiers or servicemen of the Flak Artillery who distinguished in action against enemy aerial or ground attacks...
! style="background:#efefef;" | Tank Combat Badge of the Luftwaffe
! style="background:#efefef;" | Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge
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- Aircrew Badge
- Observer Badge
- Glider Pilot Badge
- Radio Operator Badge
- Air Gunner Badge
- Retired Aircrew Badge
Luftwaffe flying clasps
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Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
The Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe was awarded in Bronze, Silver, and Gold with upgrade possible to include diamonds. Pennants suspended from the clasp indicated the number of missions obtained in a given type of aircraft...
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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 obtained in a given type of aircraft. Flying Clasps were issued for missions completed in the following Luftwaffe aircraft
- Day Fighters
- Night Fighters
- Long Range Day 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:{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"
! style="background:#efefef;" | Blue Division Medal
Blue Division Medal (anti-bolshevism)
The Spanish Volunteer Medal formally known as the Commemorative Medal for Spanish Volunteers in the Struggle Against Bolshevism , commissioned 3rd 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...
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! style="background:#efefef;" | Ostvolk Medal
Ostvolk Medal
The Ostvolk Medal was a military award in Nazi Germany, bestowed to the personnel from the former Soviet Union . The award was designed by Elmar Lang and existed in two classes: 1st, in gold or silver, and 2nd...
Awarded in First and Second Classes with Gold, Silver, & Bronze designators
Presented with and without swords for combat & non-combat meritorious service
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