Otto Nuschke badge

The Otto Nuschke Plaque , also known as the Otto Nuschke Medal of Honor, was an award from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which was donated in 1958. They were awarded by decision of the presidium of the main board of the CDU in the GDR to deserving, long-standing Christian democrats and also to personalities who did not belong to the CDU in the GDR. The plaque shows the Nuschke head sculpted by Bruno Eyermann (1888–1961) , which is shown with glasses in side profile. On the left side of the head portrait are the first and last names of the German politician and on the right side the dates of his life "* 1883 + 1957". On the other side of the round medal was the party signet »CDU«, in which a capital »U« surrounds the two letters »CD« placed one above the other and the peace dove with the inscription "EX ORIENTE PAX" ("From the east comes the Friede ”, a modification of Ex oriente lux ) is crowned, as shown in a raised manner in other CDU medals.

The newly donated Otto Nuschke plaque , around 71 millimeters in diameter, was sent to Walter Ulbricht (1893–1973) by then CDU General Secretary Gerald Götting on December 13, 1958, and received a letter of thanks from the SED politician.

The bronze medal included a certificate and a box made of blue-colored material. The personalities who were awarded the Otto Nuschke plaque were published on an "honor board" in the monthly CDU magazine UnionShare mit .

Honored with the plaque (selection)

The personalities awarded the Otto Nuschke plaque included:

the Dresden Kreuzkantor Rudolf Mauersberger (1889–1971), on the occasion of his 70th birthday
the Berlin district mayor of the Weissensee district from 1948 to 1953 Hermann Solbach (1895–1966)
the Berlin district politician Hans-Rolf Stellwagen (* 1925)
the state secretary for church affairs of the GDR Hans Seigewasser (1905-1979) on the occasion of his 60th birthday
the German politician in the GDR and former Wehrmacht officer Luitpold Steidle (1898–1984)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR in the GDR Pëtr Andreevič Abrasimov (1912–2009)
the provincial bishop emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Thuringia Moritz Mitzenheim (1891–1977)
the CDU local politician from Eichsfeld, Karl Jünemann
the long-time director of the Hope Valley Institutions, a diaconal institution in Lobetal near Bernau , Pastor Karl Pagel (1914-2013)
the conductor at the Dresden State Opera Rudolf Neuhaus (1914–1990)

On June 26, 1973, the main board of the Christian-Democratic Union of Germany decided to award the "Otto Nuschke plaque" annually on the occasion of Nuschke's birthday and the main board members were entitled to propose personalities to be honored. This went hand in hand with a change in the design of this badge of honor. The plaque was made rectangular and the inscription "Hauptvorstand der CDU" was noted on the back. The material continued to consist of bronze and showed " Otto Nuschke's head profile" on the front with the dates of his life "1883-1957", but without glasses. The award had to be given "by the chairman of the CDU at an event of the presidium of the main board" and was presented in this form for the first time to the CDU politician Luitpold Steidle.

The Otto Nuschke badge of the CDU is to be distinguished from the Otto Nuschke badge of honor .

Individual evidence

^ "Originally related to the sunrise, later related to Christianity and culture" according to the Großes Fremdsprachebuch , directed by the authors: Ruth Küfner, Leipzig, 1977, p. 228, column 1; DNB 790250381
↑ Neue Zeit , December 25, 1958, Volume 14 / Issue 301 / Page 2
^ New Germany , August 13, 1965, Volume 20 / Issue 221 / Page 2
↑ Neue Zeit , March 6, 1974, pp. 1/2
^ Neue Zeit , June 19, 1975, pp. 1/2
↑ Neue Zeit , February 24, 1976, p. 3
^ Neue Zeit , March 1, 1978, p. 3
^ Neue Zeit , February 18, 1981, pp. 1/2
^ Neue Zeit , June 14, 1989, p. 1
^ Illustration in Neue Zeit , March 10, 1974, p. 3
^ Resolution proposal of the presidium of the main board of the CDU for the III. Meeting of the main board on 25./26. June 1973 in Burgscheidungen ; Digital reading room of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

[1] "Originally related to the sunrise, later related to Christianity and culture" according to the Großes Fremdsprachebuch , directed by the authors: Ruth Küfner, Leipzig, 1977, p. 228, column 1; DNB 790250381

[2] Neue Zeit , December 25, 1958, Volume 14 / Issue 301 / Page 2

[3] New Germany , August 13, 1965, Volume 20 / Issue 221 / Page 2

[4] Neue Zeit , March 6, 1974, pp. 1/2

[5] Neue Zeit , June 19, 1975, pp. 1/2

[6] Neue Zeit , February 24, 1976, p. 3

[7] Neue Zeit , March 1, 1978, p. 3

[8] Neue Zeit , February 18, 1981, pp. 1/2

[9] Neue Zeit , June 14, 1989, p. 1

[10] Illustration in Neue Zeit , March 10, 1974, p. 3

[11] Resolution proposal of the presidium of the main board of the CDU for the III. Meeting of the main board on 25./26. June 1973 in Burgscheidungen ; Digital reading room of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation