Honored member of the civil defense of the German Democratic Republic
The honorary title of Honored Member of the Civil Defense of the German Democratic Republic was a state award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which was awarded in the form of a medal. The title was donated on October 25, 1977. It was bestowed on members of the civil defense as well as on voluntary helpers for outstanding achievements as well as for special merits and long-term exemplary fulfillment of duties in increasing the operational readiness of civil defense in the GDR. The number of maximum awards was limited to only 5 honorary degrees per year.
Appearance
The gold-plated medal with a diameter of 35 mm shows on its obverse the large state coat of arms of the GDR (diameter 14.5 mm) on a wine-red background. Around the coat of arms is the inscription: FOR THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS AND FARMING POWER . The subsequent edge of the medal is covered by a large laurel wreath on which two crossed daggers are placed below . The reverse of the medal shows the five-line inscription: DESERVED / ANGEBELLER / DER / ZIVILVERTEIDIGUNG / DER DDR .
Carrying method
The medal was worn on the upper left side of the chest on a pentagonal clasp with a silver-gray coated ribbon and a gold laurel group. Two vertical wine-red stripes are woven into the ribbon itself, the outer one 0.5 mm wide and the inner 2 mm wide. The distance from the hem is 3 mm to the first inner strip, with the second strip then continuing 0.5 mm. The interim clasp is of the same quality and also shows the gold laurel group in the middle as a miniature.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Bartel / Karpinski: Awards of the German Democratic Republic , Military Publishing House of the GDR 1979, p. 141