Rescue medals of the federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany

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The rescue medals of the federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany are state decorations of the individual federal states, which have been donated for the rescue of people from mortal danger. So all 16 federal states of the Federal Republic created their own rescue medal. These are:

Complete overview

designation Foundation date Appearance Number of possible awards Remarks
Rescue Medal (Baden-Württemberg) Awarded since March 11, 1953.
Baden-Wuerttemberg Rescue Medal.jpg
One-time award Posthumous award possible
Bavarian rescue medal Awarded since November 1, 1952.
Bavarian Rescue Medal.jpg
Multiple awards possible Posthumous award possible
Rescue Medal (Berlin) Awarded since May 29, 1953.
Rescue Medal Berlin.jpg
One-time award no posthumous award possible
Brandenburg rescue medal Awarded since February 14, 2003.
Brandenburg Rescue Medal.jpg
One-time award Posthumous award possible
Bremen Rescue Medal Awarded since May 8, 1973.
Bremen Rescue Medal.jpg
Only one award per level no posthumous award possible
Hamburg Rescue Medal Awarded since October 2, 1951.
Hamburg Rescue Medal.jpg
One-time award no posthumous award possible
Hessian rescue medal Awarded since June 11, 1953.
Hessian Rescue Medal.jpg
One-time award no posthumous award possible
Rescue Medal (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) Awarded since October 24, 1992.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern rescue medal.jpg
One-time award possible no posthumous award possible
Lower Saxony Rescue Medal Awarded since April 14, 1953.
Lower Saxony Rescue Medal.jpg
One-time award no posthumous award possible
Rescue Medal (North Rhine-Westphalia) Awarded since 1951.
Rescue Medal North Rhine-Westphalia.jpg
Multiple awards possible Posthumous award possible
Rescue Medal (Rhineland-Palatinate) Awarded since March 19, 1951.
Rhineland-Palatinate Rescue Medal.jpg
One-time award no posthumous award possible
Saarland Rescue Medal Awarded since November 24, 1959.
Rescue Medal Saarland.jpg
One-time award Posthumous award possible
Saxon life-saving honor Awarded since June 1, 1996.
Life-saving honor mark Saxony 2011.jpg
Multiple awards possible Posthumous award possible
Rescue medal of the state of Saxony-Anhalt Awarded since September 7, 2005.
Rescue Medal Saxony-Anhalt.jpg
Multiple awards possible Posthumous award possible
Rescue Medal (Schleswig-Holstein) Awarded since August 4, 1954.
Schleswig-Holstein Rescue Medal.jpg
One-time award no posthumous award possible
Rescue medal for rescue from danger (Thuringia) Awarded since August 18, 1994.
Rescue medal for rescue from danger (Thuringia) .jpg
One-time award Posthumous award possible