- List of 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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Military Decorations
Senior military leadership decorations
Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Military valor decorations
Meritorious military decorations
German Cross
(Awarded in Gold and Silver)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)Golden Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross
(Awarded with and without Swords)Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross
(Awarded with and without Swords)War Merit Cross (First and Second Class)
(Awarded with and without Swords)War Merit Medal 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"Military service decorations
Cross of Honor (1914-1918) Eastern Front Medal West Wall Medal[1]
Upgradeable to include 1944 BarAnschluss Medal Memel Medal Sudetenland Medal
Upgradeable to include
Prague Castle BarMilitary 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 ServiceWaffen-SS Long Service Award
Awarded in grades of 4, 12, 18, and 25 Years of ServiceWound badges
1939 Wound Badge
(Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black)Wound Badge of 20 July 1944 Spanish Wound Badge
(Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black)Arm Shields and Cuffbands
Arm Shields
Narvik Shield Crimea Shield Demyansk Shield Kuban Shield Cholm Shield Lappland Shield Cuffbands
General Cuffbands
- Heeres Cuffbands
- Luftwaffe Cuffbands
- Waffen-SS Cuffbands
Campaign Cuffbands
- Condor Legion Cuffband
- Crete Cuffband
- Afrika Cuffband
- Kurland Cuffband
Military Service Badges
Army/Waffen-SS War Badges
Infantry Assault Badge
(Silver and Bronze)General Assault Badge Close Combat Clasp
(Gold, Silver, and Bronze)Tank Battle Badge
(Silver and Bronze)[2]Tank Destruction Badge
(Gold and Silver)Anti-Partisan
Guerrilla Warfare BadgeBalloon Observer's Badge Sniper's Badge - Army Paratrooper Badge
- Front Line Driver's Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
- Army Anti-Aircraft Badge
- Condor Legion Tank Badge
- Commemorative Tank Badge of the Great War
Main article: Awards and decorations of the KriegsmarineHigh Seas Fleet Badge Destroyer War Badge Minesweeper War Badge Blockade Runner Badge E-Boat War Badge U-Boat War Badge Auxiliary Cruiser Badge Naval Artillery War Badge U-Boat Combat Clasp
(Gold and Silver)Naval Combat Clasp Small Battle Unit Combat Clasp Luftwaffe War Badges
Combined Pilots-Observation Badge Pilot's Badge Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge - Aircrew Badge
- Observer Badge
- Glider Pilot Badge
- Radio Operator Badge
- Air Gunner Badge
- Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge
- Retired Aircrew Badge
Luftwaffe flying clasps
Luftwaffe Flying Clasps 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:
Blue Division Medal Ostvolk Medal
Awarded in First and Second Classes with Gold, Silver, & Bronze designators
Presented with and without swords for combat & non-combat meritorious serviceExternal links
- Axis History Factbook - Awards & decorations of the Axis nations
- World War Militaria - Forum dedicated to militaria collecting
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.
- ^ Tank Battle Badges were also issued with engagement numbers affixed beneath the main badge. These "Numbered Tank Badges" were issued in degrees of 25, 50, 75, and 100 engagements.
Categories:- Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany
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