A Service award was awarded by a country to a soldier or civilian for long service. It is comparable to a service medal

Service medal

A service medal is a military award generally of the lowest degree. A service medal is awarded to a member of the military who joins the military, or is already serving, during a designated time period...

 but can be awarded to civilians as well as soldiers.

Kingdom of Bavaria

• Königliches Ludwigsorden for 50 years' service
• Service Award Cross
  Service Award Cross
  A Service Award Cross was an award for long-time service as a civil servant or member of the military. Prussia had a service cross for 25-years service for officers as well as service awards in the form of buckles for nine-, 15 - and 25-years' service in the active Army.In addition, there was a...
  
  , first and second class for 40 or 24 years' service - officers, doctors and officials received the cross of both classes, but teams were also awarded first class

Third Reich

The NSDAP awarded the NSDAP-Dienstauszeichnung

NSDAP Long Service Award

NSDAP Long Service Award were given in three grades of ten years, fifteen years, and twenty-five years of service. On its reverse side, each award had emblazoned the inscription, in German: Treue für Führer und Volk...

for 25 (Gold), 15 (Silver) and 10 (Bronze) years' service, whilst the SS

Schutzstaffel

The Schutzstaffel |Sig runes]]) was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Built upon the Nazi ideology, the SS under Heinrich Himmler's command was responsible for many of the crimes against humanity during World War II...

 awarded a separate SS-Dienstauszeichnung

SS Long Service Award

SS Long Service Awards were given in grades of four years, eight years, twelve years, twenty-five years, and forty years. On its reverse side, each award had emblazoned the inscription, in German: "Für treue Dienste in der SS"...

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The Wehrmacht

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:...

 awarded the 4-class Dienstauszeichnung

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...

for 4 (silver medal); 12 (gold medal); 18 (silver cross) and 25 (gold cross) years' service, with oak leaves on the first class for 40 years.

Similarly there was a Loyal Service Medal for officers, employees and public service workers as well as a Police Service Award and Service Award for Public Work.