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Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire

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Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire covers those decorations awarded by the states which came together under Prussian leadership to form the German Empire in 1871. For convenience's sake, this category also covers the decorations of the various German states which were no longer in existence in 1871, mainly because they had been annexed by Prussia during the Wars of Unification or before.

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German Empire

The German Empire consisted of 25 states: four kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies, seven principalities and three Hanseatic cities. In addition, the house order of the Hohenzollern principalities, although the states themselves had been annexed by Prussia, continued to be awarded in the imperial era. Each state awarded decorations for civil or military merit. The following is a list of the principal civil and military decorations of each state.

Kingdom of Prussia

Orders
Civil decorations
Military and war decorations

Kingdom of Bavaria

Kingdom of Saxony

Kingdom of Württemberg

Grand Duchy of Baden

Grand Duchy of Hesse

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Grand Duchy of Oldenburg

Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Duchy of Anhalt

Duchy of Brunswick

Duchies of Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Saxe-Meiningen

  • Orders
  • Civil decorations
    • Decoration of Honour of the Saxe-Ernestine (Decoration of three grades for women)
    • Medal for Art and Science (each duchy had its own version)
    • Lifesaving Medal (each duchy had its own version)
    • Duke Carl Eduard Medal (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha)
  • Military and war decorations

Principalities of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Principality of Lippe-Detmold

  • Orders
    • House Order of the Honor Cross
    • Order of Leopold
    • Lippish Rose Order for Art and Science
  • Civil decorations
    • Merit Medal
    • Lifesaving Medal
  • Military and war decorations

Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe

  • Orders
    • House Order of the Honor Cross
    • Order for Art and Science
  • Civil decorations
    • Merit Medal
    • Lifesaving Medal
  • Military and war decorations
    • Military Merit Medal
    • Cross for Loyal Service

Principalities of Reuss, Elder Line and Younger Line

  • Orders
    • Princely Reuss Honor Cross
  • Civil decorations
    • Merit Cross
    • Merit Medal
    • Lifesaving Medal
  • Military and war decorations

Principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

  • Orders
    • Princely Schwarzburg Honor Cross
  • Civil decorations
    • Merit Medals for Art and Science, Trade and Industry, and Agriculture
  • Military and war decorations
    • Gold Medal for Merit in War[1]
    • Silver Medal for Merit in War
    • Bronze Medal for Merit in War
    • Medal for Faithful Labour[2]
    • Medal for rescue from danger[3]

Principality of Waldeck

  • Orders
    • Order of Merit
    • Merit Cross
    • Military Merit Cross
  • Civil decorations
    • Medal for Art and Science
  • Military and war decorations
    • Friedrich-Bathildis Medal

Free and Hanseatic Cities of Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck

Former German states

The largest state to be annexed by Prussia was the Kingdom of Hanover. Other states which had ceased to exist by 1871 include the Duchy of Nassau, the electoral principality of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), the free city of Frankfurt, and several smaller states. The following is a list of the principal civil and military decorations of these states.

First World War

German decorations of the First World War were those medals, ribbons, and other decorations bestowed upon German soldiers, sailors, pilots and also for civilians, during the First World War. These special awards were awarded by both Imperial Germany and various German Kingdoms and other states and city-states of the Reich.

During the Second World War, First World War decorations were commonly displayed on Nazi Party uniforms of the period with such awards intermixed with the more recent awards and decorations of Nazi Germany.

Imperial German badges

Non-portable awards included the "Honor Goblet for Victors in the Air" and the "National Motor and Air Travel Commendation".[4]

References

  1. ^ German Daggers
  2. ^ E-Medals
  3. ^ Golden Medal
  4. ^ "Imperial German Decorations". jkmilitaria. Retrieved 2005-02-14.
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