Medal for loyalty service in the volunteer fire brigade (GDR)
The medal for loyal service in the volunteer fire brigade was a state award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which was donated on January 22, 1959 in three stages (bronze, silver and gold) and expanded to four stages from 1978. The medal was awarded after a certain number of years of service. With it all members of the volunteer fire brigade of the GDR, from 1960 also the company fire protection organs (e.g. plant fire brigades) could be honored for long-term and conscientious fulfillment of duties.
- until 1978
- III. Gold level: for 40 years of service,
- II. Level in silver: for 25-year-olds and the
- I. stage in bronze: for 10 years of membership.
- from 1978
- IV. Level in gold: for 40 years of service,
- III. Gold level: for 30 years of membership,
- II. Level in silver: for 20 years of membership and
- I. stage in bronze: for 10 years of membership.
Appearance and wearing style
The bronze , silver-plated or gold-plated medal with a diameter of 31.5 mm shows a raised, embossed fire helmet in the center of its obverse in front of two crossed fire fighting axes . Above it is the inscription: FOR LOYALTY SERVICES , which make up about 1/4 of the circumference. The rest is filled by two curved laurel branches that are crossed at the bottom and open at the top. In contrast, the reverse of the medal shows the GDR's national coat of arms in the middle.
The medal was worn on a 25 × 12 mm red clasp on the upper left side of the chest. A 6 mm wide red stripe has been woven into the ribbon on both sides, 3 mm from the hem. To differentiate between the different levels, the border of the gold medal consists of a 3 mm wide gold border, and of the silver medal a white border. The bronze step has no edge. The ribbon for the medal for 40 years of service is the same, but has a miniature medal in the middle of the ribbon in addition to the gold stripes. The interim clasp was the same as the ribbon.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awards of the German Democratic Republic Bartel / Karpinski, Military Publishing House of the GDR 1979, page 159