Awards and decorations of Nazi Germany

Awards and Decorations of Nazi Germany were military, political, and civilian decorations which were bestowed between 1923 and 1945 by the Nazi Party and later the state of Nazi Germany.

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1923 - 1945 - Nazi Party - Nazi Germany

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The first awards of Nazi Germany began in the 1920s, before the Nazis had come to power in Germany, with the political decorations worn on early Nazi Party uniforms. Most early Nazis also displayed a variety of awards from the time of the First World War.

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1920s - Germany - First World War

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After 1933, the Nazi state began issuing a variety of civilian decorations which could be bestowed upon any citizen of the Reich. Thus, some awards (such as Sports Badges) were bestowed on Nazi Party members, members of the German military, and regular civilians.

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Third Reich military awards, by far the most commonly recognized, began to be bestowed in 1939 after the start of World War II. Regulations of award issuance also permitted the simultaneous wear of military, civilian, and political decorations on any military or para-military uniform of the Third Reich, allow for a wide variety of combinations in manner of wear and awards displayed.

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1939 - World War II - Para-military

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