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

• Order of Merit of Brandenburg
• Brandenburg Lifesaving Medal
• Cross of Honour for Outstanding Achievements in Firefighting
• Fire Service Decoration
• Joachim von Winterfeldt Menkin Medal
• Civil Protection Decoration
• Medal for Faithful Service in the Volunteer Fire Service
• Fire Department Badge
• Fire Department Badge for Technical Assistance
• Decoration of the Fire Fighters' Association
• Oder Flood Medal 1997
• Elbe Flood Medal 2002
• Flood Medal 2013

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

• Lower Saxony Order of Merit
• Lower Saxony Medal
• Lower Saxony Lifesaving Medal
• Medal of Honour for Exemplary Services to Others
• Medal for Meritorious Service with Firefighting Equipment
• Medal for Meritorious Service in the Fire Service
• Badge of Honour of the Firefighters' Association
• Fire Department Proficiency Badge
• Commemorative Medal for the Flood Disaster 1962
• Commemorative Medal for the Forest Fire Disaster 1975
• Flood Medal 2002
• Flood Medal 2013
• Lower Saxony Sports Medal
• Lower Saxony Forestry Medal

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

• Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony
• Saxon Constitutional Medal
• Saxony Lifesaving Medal
• Commemorative Medal for the Forest Fire Disaster 1992
• Saxony Flood Assistance Medal 2002
• Saxony Flood Assistance Medal 2013
• Fire Service Decoration
• Johann Georg Palitzsch Medal
• Fire Department Award for Technical Assistance
• Fire Department Award for Fire Fighting Operations

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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