Blood Donation Badge of Honor

The blood donation badge of honor is a tribute in the form of a badge. It is awarded in Germany by the Red Cross and the Blood Transfusion Service of the Armed Forces for several times, gratuitous blood donations for the rescue of critically ill and injured. An appropriate award in Austria is the medal for services to the blood donations of the Austrian Red Cross. In the GDR, the blood donation badge was given by the German Red Cross.

Award

The presentation of the original badge, together with a deed done in particular at a special ceremony event from the district organizations of the Red Cross or by the local mayor.

Levels

Since 1999, the German Red Cross leads in the number of 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 275 and 300 blood donations tributes to the donation badge of honor by.

The DRK- state associations in North Rhine -Westphalia use from the 50th donation another design form. There are diamonds used in the decorations with.

In some regional associations of the German Red Cross, for example, in the regional associations of Lower Saxony, Saxony -Anhalt, Thuringia, Oldenburg and Bremen, the gradation in force until 1999, is still used in order to honor donors early may.

The Bavarian Red Cross honors since 1999 in the following order: 3, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275 and 300

The Blood Transfusion Service of the Bundeswehr honors in the following order according to number of donations: 3, 6, 10, 15, 25, 40, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275 and 300

Carrier

The Badge of Honour of the German Red Cross is awarded to every blood donor who makes the required number of donations to the Red Cross. In particular, members of the German Red Cross, firefighting, THW and other relief agencies, the achieved blood donation badge of honor as a band buckle on her uniform or service uniform.

The badge of honor of the Blood Donor Service of the Bundeswehr is awarded to soldiers who have donated blood free of charge at the Blood Transfusion Service of the Armed Forces and / or the Red Cross; that is, a blood donation in the army and, for example, two at the Red Cross also provides the award for three times donations by the Blood Transfusion Service of the Bundeswehr. However, Bundeswehr soldiers may not carry blood donation badge of honor on their uniform.