Medal for selfless work in fighting disasters
The medal for selfless work in the fight against disasters was a state award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which was donated on August 15, 1957 in a class by the Council of Ministers of the GDR . They were awarded for selfless commitment, exemplary assistance and self-sacrificing work, as well as other outstanding achievements in preventing or combating disasters and repairing the damage caused by them. The award could be made to individuals as well as deployed collectives. Usually immediately after the offense and by the Minister of National Defense together with the accompanying document.
Appearance and wearing style
The bronze-colored medal with a diameter of 30 millimeters was awarded in two models, the first form from 1957 to 1971 and the second from 1972 to the Unification Treaty in 1990. The clasp was 24 × 11 millimeters in size and covered with dark blue ribbon - bounded on both sides by a red stripe. The medal itself adorned the front of the first model with an arm protruding from the flood, to which a hand is held out, together with a laurel branch embossed on the top left . On the back was the inscription: FOR SELF-LESS WORK • IN • FIGHTING • DISASTERS . In the second model, the drawing was smaller and the inscription that was previously embossed on the back was moved to the front. The new back showed the state coat of arms of the GDR, surrounded by the words: GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC . The medal was worn on the upper left side of the chest.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Bartel, Juergen Karpinski (ed.): Awards of the German Democratic Republic. Military Publishing House of the GDR, Berlin 1979, p. 157.