Service award
Service awards were presented and awarded by countries and states of soldiers and civilians who have rendered outstanding services to the country for many years.
Germany
Kingdom of Bavaria
In the Kingdom of Bavaria was the Ludwig Medal for 50 years of service and the service award crosses I and II class for 40 -, or 24 - year period of service will be awarded, with officers, doctors and civil servants were given the crosses of the two classes, the Cross I. Class but was also awarded to teams.
Kingdom of Prussia
The military service award in the Kingdom of Prussia was founded in 1825 and was able to NCOs and men into three classes for 9 - to be awarded and 21 years of service - 15. It consisted of an iron, silver or gold buckle with signature FW III. on blue, corresponding to black, white or yellow gerändertem band. The service award Cross for officers and doctors after 25 years of service, also founded in 1825, was a gold cross on a blue ribbon in the center shield with the monogram FW III .. In reverse the Roman numeral XXV (25).
The Landwehr Long Service Award for service in the militia in 1842 donated and awarded to officers and men after fulfilled military service if they had taken part in a campaign or three months actively served with exceptional occasion. It consisted of a Prussian blue ribbon with two small gold embroidered Landwehr crosses right and left, between a gold- embroidered monogram FWIV. ( Friedrich Wilhelm IV ). The tape was pulled through a disk, which was soldered on an iron frame. As another class of Landwehr Long Service Award was instituted for officers and doctors for 20 years service on July 4, 1868 one called the original 1842 award donated as Second Class and the new award as First Class. The award first class consisted of a silver paw cross on a blue ribbon with the monogram WR ( William Rex ) on the front and XX ( 20 years of service) on the back.
Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg awarded the ' Service Award, First Class, a golden cross, for 25 years of service to officers and doctors, but for 30 years of service also to non-commissioned officers since 1874. The Honour II class, a silver cross, was awarded for 21 years of service to officers and men. An iron buckle with gold or silver ornaments for 15 - and 9- year period of service was awarded to NCOs and men. All service marks of honor were worn to red, blue gerändertem band.
German Empire 1933-1945
- → Main article: Long Service Award ( Wehrmacht )
- → Main article: SS Long Service Award
- → Main article: Police Long Service Award (1938 )
- → Main article: Long Service Award for the Reich Labor Service
- → Main article: Long Service Award of the NSDAP
- → Main article: Faithful Service Decoration of Honour
The Federal Republic of Germany has not adopted service awards again.
Austria
- Military Service Award of the Austrian Empire