Star of Friendship of Nations
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The Star of People's Friendship was an order
awarded by the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Established 20 August 1959, it was given to individuals of exceptional merit who had contributed to the "understanding and friendship between nations and preservation of peace".
The Star of Friendship of Nations was given in three classes:
It was awarded on the recommendation of the presidency of the Council of Ministers via the chairman of the Council of State or in its name.
The medal was awarded with a certificate.
Order (decoration)
An order or order of merit is a visible honour, awarded by a government, dynastic house or international organization to an individual, usually in recognition of distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. The distinction between orders and decorations is somewhat vague, except that most...
awarded by the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Established 20 August 1959, it was given to individuals of exceptional merit who had contributed to the "understanding and friendship between nations and preservation of peace".
The Star of Friendship of Nations was given in three classes:
- 1st Class - Grand Star of Friendship of Nations in Gold
- 2nd Class - Star of Friendship of Nations in Gold
- 3rd class - Star of Friendship of Nations in Silver.
It was awarded on the recommendation of the presidency of the Council of Ministers via the chairman of the Council of State or in its name.
The medal was awarded with a certificate.
Recipients of the Order
- 1964: Manfred GerlachManfred GerlachManfred Gerlach was a German jurist and politician . He served as the acting Chairman of the Council of State and was thus head of state of East Germany from 6 December 1989 to 5 April 1990.-Early life:...
- 1965: Josip Broz TitoJosip Broz TitoMarshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
- 1967: Hermann Matern
- 1968: Lothar BolzLothar BolzLothar Bolz was an East German politician. From 1953 to 1965 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of East Germany ....
- 1969: Ernst GoldenbaumErnst GoldenbaumErnst Goldenbaum was an East German politician.-Biography:Goldenbaum was born in Parchim. During World War I he served as a military and he participated in the German November Revolution...
, Paul Scholz - 1970: Franz Dahlem, Paul Wandel
- 1974: Albert NordenAlbert NordenAlbert Norden was a German communist politician. He went into exile during Nazi rule. He returned to Germany after the war, and became an important politician in the German Democratic Republic...
- 1975: Otto WinzerOtto WinzerOtto Winzer was an East German diplomat. He returned from exile in the Soviet Union as part of the Ulbricht Group, charged with setting up the Soviet Military Administration in Germany after World War II. He served as the foreign minister of East Germany between 1965 and 1975.- References :...
- 1976: Paul Scholz, Hermann Budzislawski
- 1977: Franz Dahlem, Karl Mewis, Erwin KramerErwin KramerErwin Kramer was a German politician, East German Minister of transportation and General Director of the Deutsche Reichsbahn ....
- 1978: Willy RumpfWilly RumpfWilly Rumpf was Finance Minister in the German Democratic Republic.Born in Berlin, Rumpf was from 1917 to 1920 educated as an insurance assessor, and worked until 1932 as an accountant, cashier and a foreign trade correspondent. In 1920 he joined the German Communist Youth Association, and in 1925...
, Kurt SeibtKurt SeibtKurt Seibt was chairman of the Central Revision Commission of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and East Germany's Minister for Direction and Control of Regional and District Councils.- Biography :Seibt completed training as a metal spinner in 1922-1926 and worked until 1933 as a civil... - 1979: Jürgen Kuczynski, Albert NordenAlbert NordenAlbert Norden was a German communist politician. He went into exile during Nazi rule. He returned to Germany after the war, and became an important politician in the German Democratic Republic...
- 1982: Hilde BenjaminHilde BenjaminHilde Benjamin was an East German judge and Minister of Justice. She is best known for presiding over a series of political show trials in the 1950s....
- 1983: Kurt SeibtKurt SeibtKurt Seibt was chairman of the Central Revision Commission of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and East Germany's Minister for Direction and Control of Regional and District Councils.- Biography :Seibt completed training as a metal spinner in 1922-1926 and worked until 1933 as a civil...
, Erich Arendt - 1984: Wolfgang Junker, Alexander Schalck-GolodkowskiAlexander Schalck-GolodkowskiAlexander Schalck-Golodkowski was a politician and trader in the German Democratic Republic. He was director of a main department in the Ministry for Foreign Trade and German Domestic Trade , the Deputy Minister for External Trade , and head of the GDR's Kommerzielle Koordinierung .He was born in...
- 1985: Peter FlorinPeter FlorinPeter Florin, born in Cologne on October 2, 1921, is a former East German politician and diplomat.-Early life:Peter's father, Wilhelm Florin, was a leading figure in the pre-war Communist Party of Germany....
, Alfred LemmnitzAlfred LemmnitzAlfred Lemmnitz was East Germany's National Education Minister.Lemmnitz was born in Taucha, Saxony and completed training as a typesetter and studies in economics at the University of Leipzig. From 1927 to 1931, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and youth leader of the... - 1986: Eberhard Heinrich, Paul VernerPaul VernerPaul Verner was a German communist politician. He joined the communist movement at a young age, and went into exile during Hitler's rule. Verner became a prominent political personality in the German Democratic Republic after the war.-Early life:His father was a metal worker while his mother...
- 1987: Klaus Gysi,
- 1988: Paula Acker, Lotte UlbrichtLotte UlbrichtLotte Ulbricht was a Socialist Unity Party of Germany official and the second wife of the East German leader Walter Ulbricht....
, Edgar Bronfman, Sr.Edgar Bronfman, Sr.Edgar Miles Bronfman is a Canadian businessman. He is a member of the Bronfman family.-Biography:Bronfman is the son of Samuel Bronfman, the founder of Distillers Corporation Limited, who purchased Seagram's in 1928... - 1989: Theo AdamTheo AdamTheo Adam is a distinguished German classical bass-baritone who had an active international career in operas, concerts, and recitals from the 1940s through the 1990s. He particularly excelled in portraying roles from the operas of Richard Wagner...