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Civil Service Faithful Service Medal
The National Faithful Service Medal was a Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ... medal of honor that was founded on 30 January 1938, in three grades (25, 40 and 50 years), to reward civilians and military in the employ of the German public services for long and faithful service. Description All officials, employees, and laborers at any level of the public service (local, regional or national) who complete 25, 40 or 50 years service were eligible. All three awards were of the same design, but with different colour variants, depending on the class. The third class award was for 25 years of service was a silver cross, with a silver wreath and a black enamelled swastika in the center of the cross. The second class award was for 40 years of service was a gold c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship. Under Hitler's rule, Germany quickly became a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", alluded to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which Hitler and the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945 after just 12 years when the Allies of World War II, Allies defeated Germany, End of World War II in Europe, ending World War II in Europe. On 30 January 1933, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Service Faithful Service Medal In Gold
The National Faithful Service Medal was a Nazi Germany medal of honor that was founded on 30 January 1938, in three grades (25, 40 and 50 years), to reward civilians and military in the employ of the German public services for long and faithful service. Description All officials, employees, and laborers at any level of the public service (local, regional or national) who complete 25, 40 or 50 years service were eligible. All three awards were of the same design, but with different colour variants, depending on the class. The third class award was for 25 years of service was a silver cross, with a silver wreath and a black enamelled swastika in the center of the cross. The second class award was for 40 years of service was a gold cross, with a gold wreath and a black enamelled swastika in the center of the cross. The first class award, for 50 years service, featured a silver cross, with a gold wreath and black enamelled swastika to the centre. The reverse of both classes was st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Employee And Worker Faithful Service Medal
The Employee and Worker Faithful Service Medal (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen fur Angestellte und Arbeiter der freien Wirtschaft) was founded on January 30, 1938, as a special class to the Faithful Service Medal to reward long and faithful service of employees of private firms who worked for the same concern for a period of 50 years or more. The medal is a silver cross with a gold wreath and a gold 50 at the top arm of the cross. The reverse has "Für Treue Arbeit" (For Faithful Work) stamped on it. The ribbon for the medal is cornflower blue. There is some debate in the collector community whether this medal was ever awarded or not. References Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany Long service medals {{odm-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders, Decorations, And Medals Of Nazi Germany
Awards and decorations of Nazi Germany were military, political and civilian decorations that were bestowed between 1923 and 1945, first by the Nazi Party and later the state of Nazi Germany. The first awards began in the 1920s, before the Nazis had come to national power in Germany, with the political decorations worn on Party uniforms, along with any awards they may have earned during the First World War or before. After 1933, the state began issuing a variety of civilian decorations, which could be bestowed upon any citizen of Germany. Thus, some awards (such as Sports Badges) were bestowed on Nazi Party members, members of the German military, and regular civilians. Many standard awards of the German state, such as life-saving medals, were redesigned to incorporate the Nazi symbol, the swastika. A number of military awards were established pre-war, including Wehrmacht long service decorations, followed by awards for participation in the Spanish Civil War and for the annexation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
