Badge for the 30th anniversary of the NVA

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The badge for the 30th anniversary of the NVA was a non-governmental award of the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which was donated by the Minister for National Defense Heinz Keßler on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the NVA in 1986 .

Appearance

The badge has the shape of a pentagon , with the tip pointing upwards and shows a waving colored GDR flag on a golden radial background, in front of which three heads can be seen that represent the armed forces of the GDR: that of a pilot, a member of the navy as well of a member of the land forces. These heads are surrounded by the inscription: 30 YEARS NATIONAL PEOPLE'S ARMY , which makes up about three quarters of the circumference. The last quarter is filled with the flag. The back of the badge shows the seven-line inscription: Firmly rooted with the people / led by the party / we fulfill / the class mandate / forward / to the XI. Party congress / the SED . The badge was worn on a rectangular, red lacquered clasp with the inscription: 1956 - 1986 on the upper left side of the chest.

Authorization to carry

The badges issued for this occasion were allowed to be worn on the left breast pocket ten days before and on the day in question. The prerequisite for this was that the badge was intended to be worn at all, since there were also non-wearable ones. After the celebrations, the badge had to be removed, but remained in the possession of the borrower.

Others

Non-wearable commemorative medal for the 30th anniversary of the NVA

For the 30th anniversary of the NVA, other medals were also issued.

All soldiers on duty for the anniversary received a non-wearable silver-colored commemorative medal with a diameter of 40 mm, which shows a flag handover with several soldiers on their obverse . Below is the two-line inscription: DEM / I. REGIMENT . The symbolism is surrounded by the inscription: 1956 - 1986 30 YEARS NVA . The reverse , however, shows the eight-line inscription: Be aware / of the power! / The power is given to you / that you will never, NEVER give it / out of your hands /! / JR MUG .

There is also a portable silver anniversary medal with a waving GDR flag on its obverse and a laurel branch on the left. The reverse shows the four-line inscription: 30 / JAHRE / NATIONALE / PEOPLE ARMY . A branch of laurel can be seen above both the first and last lines. The medal was worn on the upper left side of the chest on a pentagonal clasp. Three green central stripes were woven vertically into the white ribbon. A black, red and gold strip, also held vertically, was woven in on both sides 3 mm from the hem.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klaus Feder, Jürgen Wagner, Ralf Swoboda: Military badges of the German Democratic Republic. Military Publishing House of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-327-00523-0 , p. 55.