Orders, Decorations and Medals of the Federal Republic of Germany
(West Germany 1945-90, Germany 1990-date)

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  • Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Honour Cross of the German Armed Forces for Bravery
  • Honour Cross of the German Armed Forces for Distinguished Service
  • Honour Cross of the German Armed Forces
  • Honour Medal of the German Armed Forces
  • Combat Action Medal of the German Armed Forces
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNSCOM
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal Sharp Guard
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNHCR
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNPF
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal IFOR
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal SFOR
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNMAC
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal Allied Forces
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal Allied Harvest
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal AFOR
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal KVM
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal INTERFET
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal Amber Fox
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal Eagle Assist
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal Allied Harmony
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal ACEH
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNOMIG
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal WEU 1
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNMIK
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal EU 1
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal Swift Relief
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNAMID
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal EUFOR RD CONGO
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal OSZE I
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal OSZE II
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal KFOR
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal ISAF
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal E.FREEDOM
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal Active Endeavour
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal EUFOR
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNMEE
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNMIS
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNAMA
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal ATALANTA
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNIFIL
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal EUTM Somalia
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal UNMISS
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal EUTM Mali
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal AF TUR
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal AFISMA
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal MINUSMA
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal EUCAP Nestor
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal RCA
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal VN1
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal MINURSO
  • German Armed Forces Deployment Medal DEU 1
  • Flood Service Medal 2002
  • Flood Relief Medal 2013
  • Mine Rescue Decoration
  • Order Pour le Mérite for Science and Arts
  • Decoration of the German Red Cross
  • Honour Cross of the German Fire Service
  • Honour Medal of the German Fire Service
  • Lifesaving Medal
  • Decoration for German Road Safety
  • Order of St John
  • Goethe Medal
  • Decoration of the Agency for Technical Relief
  • German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency
  • German Armed Forces Marksmanship Badge
  • Silver Laurel Leaf
  • Silver Medal for Disabled Sport
  • German Sports Badge
  • German Rescue Swimmer Badge

Medals of the Federal State of Baden-Wüttemberg

  • Order of Merit of Baden-Wüttemberg
  • Badge of Honour
  • Staufer Medal
  • Lifesaving Medal
  • Home Medal
  • Economic Medal
  • Fire Service Decoration
  • State Medal for Agriculture and Forestry

Medals of the Federal State of Bayern

  • Bavarian Order of Merit
  • Bavarian Fire Service Decoration
  • Bavarian Lifesaving Medal
  • Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
  • Decoration for Services to the Bavarian Red Cross
  • Bavarian State Medal for Social Services
  • Bavarian State Medal for Services to the Environment
  • Decoration of the Bavarian Prime Minister
  • Bavarian State Medal for Services to Health

Medals of the Federal State of Berlin

  • Order of Merit of Berlin
  • Berlin Badge of Honour
  • Lifesaving Medal
  • Fire and Emergency Decoration
  • Elbe Flood Medal 2002

Medals of the Federal State of Brandenburg

Medals of the Federal State of Bremen

  • Bremen Gold Medal of Honour
  • Bremen Lifesaving Medal
  • Medal for Art and Science
  • Award for Outstanding Achievements in Sport

Medals of Hamburg

  • Portugaleser Medal of Honour
  • Mayor Stolten Medal
  • Hamburg Lifesaving Medal
  • Meritorious Service Decoration of the Hamburg police
  • Loyalty Medal for Work in the Service of the People
  • Hamburg Medal of Thanks for the 1962 Storm Surge
  • Hamburg Medal of Thanks for the Elbe Flood Disaster 2002
  • Hamburg Medal of Thanks for the Oder Flood 1997

Medals of the Federal State of Hesse

  • Hessian Order of Merit
  • Wilhelm-Leuschner Medal
  • Hessian Lifesaving Medal
  • Decoration of Honour for Fire Protection
  • Honour Letter of Hesse
  • Sport Award of Hesse
  • Bernhard Christoph Faust Medal
  • Civil Protection Medal
  • Civil Protection Service Medal
  • Hessian Care Medal
  • Goethe Medal of the Hessian Ministry of Culture

Medals of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

  • Order of Merit of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • Fire Service Decoration
  • Lifesaving Medal
  • Flood Assistance Medal 2013
  • Heinrich Schliemann Medal

Medals of the Federal State of Lower Saxony

Medals of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia

  • Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Lifesaving Medal
  • Fire Service Decoration
  • Westphalia Fireman's Merit Cross
  • Civil Protection Decoration

Medals of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate

  • Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Badge of Honour of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Medal of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Lifesaving Medal
  • Fire Service Decoration

Medals of the Federal State of Saarland

  • Saarland Order of Merit
  • Freiherr-vom-Stein Medal
  • Saarland Lifesaving Medal
  • Fire service Decoration
  • Civil Protection Decoration
  • Saarland Care Medal
  • Volunteering Award

Medals of the Federal State of Saxony

Medals of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt

  • Order of Merit of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt
  • Badge of Honour of Saxony-Anhalt
  • Lifesaving Medal of Saxony-Anhalt
  • Fire Protection and Disaster Prevention Decoration
  • Firefighters Association of Saxony-Anhalt Decoration
  • Flood Assistance Ribbon 1994
  • Flood Medal of Saxony-Anhalt 2002

Medals of the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein

  • Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein
  • Badge of Honour of Schleswig-Holstein
  • Schleswig-Holstein Medal
  • Freiherr-vom-Stein Medal
  • Lifesaving Medal
  • Schleswig-Holstein Fire Department Honor Cross
  • Fire Protection Decoration
  • Storm Surge Medal
  • Medal for Work Anniversaries
  • Elbe Flood Assistance Medal 2002

Medals of the Federal State of Thuringia

  • Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia
  • Lifesaving Medal
  • Decoration for Fire Protection

De-Nazified Awards

  • Iron Cross
  • German Cross
  • War Merit Cross
  • Wound Badge
  • Wehrmacht Qualification Badges (Ribbon Format)
  • Wehrmacht Combat Clasps (Ribbon Format)
  • Tank Destruction Badge (Ribbon Format)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Awards
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • West Wall Medal
  • German Olympic Decoration
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