Medal Brotherhood in Arms

Order Buckle - Bronze

Back bronze

Large medal buckle Bronze, Silver, Gold

The Medal of the brotherhood of arms was awarded by the German Democratic Republic and was (as well as the Scharnhorst Medal ) sponsored by the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic on 17 February 1966, awarded to the dissolution of the GDR in 1990. With foundation date the medal was also adopted for the Ministry of State Security.

Levels of classification

The foundation of the medal for brotherhood of arms took place in three stages. These were:

  • Gold Level (highest level)
  • Silver level ( middle level)
  • Bronze level ( lowest level )

Awarding authority

With the medal for brotherhood in arms could be mortgaged:

  • Members of the National People's Army
  • Members of the Stasi ( the award )
  • Members of other armies of the Warsaw Pact
  • Guests from the friendly ( socialist ) countries, even civilians for the " improvement of cooperation"

The medal was primarily the " assessment of performance and merit, to the strengthening of relations between the fraternal socialist armies and the development of joint cooperation " contribute. The ceremony took the Minister of National Defence or for members of the State Security, the Ministry of State Security true occasion of the Week of the brotherhood of arms or immediately after the auszuzeichnenden services. For the award of the medal included a certificate and a financial donation.

Carrying method

The medal for brotherhood of arms was gegtragen on the left side of the chest at a pentagonal ribbon clasp ( Russian model ).

Material and appearance

The diameter of the coin was approximately 35 mm for all 3 stages. It was usually made ​​of nonferrous metals and gold plated was according to his purpose ceremony, held in silver or bronze. On the front right side are three stylized heads of soldiers with the central one NVA soldier symbolizes. To the right is the head of members of the Red Army identified. All heads together symbolize the allied armies of the Warsaw Pact next to the banner of the Red Star, which is the socialist countries in ( military ) leadership of the Red Army. Under the Red Star four rocket tips are shown, which are aligned with intention or not seen from the viewer, to the west. The reverse of the medal consists of the national emblem of the GDR with the inscription in capital letters: class brothers, brothers in arms and Invincible Separately are the words by a five -pointed star.

Band Color

In the middle of the 24 mm wide, light gray band of the pentagonal, band -related clasp, were one, two or three 1.5 mm wide orange stripe woven; whose distance in each case was 1.5 mm apart. By 15 July 1968, the Medal of the stage gold was worn on a ribbon with only one strip. Thereafter, this band became the band of the coin of the Bronze level.

Others

In the earlier stages of this medal was missing until 1984, the usual marginal ridge.

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