List of military decorations of Nazi Germany

Military decorations of the Third Reich were awards and medals bestowed by the Wehrmacht between 1935 and 1945 during the reign of Nazi Germany and the years of World War II.

Military Valor Decorations

Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
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Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oakleaves Swords, and Diamonds	Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves, Swords, and Diamonds	Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves and Swords
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Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves	Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
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German Cross (Awarded in Gold and Silver)

Iron Cross First Class	Iron Cross Second Class
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1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross	Military Honor Roll Clasp (Awarded for Army, Navy, and Air Force)

Military Service Decorations

• Golden Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross (Awarded with and without Swords)
• Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross (Awarded with and without Swords)
• War Merit Cross (Awarded with and without Swords)
• War Merit Medal
• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds
• Spanish Cross in Gold, Silver, and Bronze (Awarded with and without Swords)
• Spanish Cross for Next of Kin of Fallen
• Military Long Service Award (Awarded for Army, Navy, and Air Force)

Awarded in grades of 4,12,18,25,and 40 Years of Service

• Waffen-SS Long Service Award

Awarded in grades of 4,12,18,and 25 Years of Service

• Cross of Honor (1914-1918)
• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal (Upgradeable to include Prague Castle Bar)
• Memel Medal
• Eastern Front Medal
• Blue Division Medal
• West Wall Medal
• Ostvolk Decoration 1st Class (Awarded in Gold and Silver with and without Swords)
• Ostvolk Decoration 2nd Class (Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Bronze with and without Swords)

Arm Shields and Cuffbands

• Narvik Shield
• Cholm Shield
• Crimea Shield
• Demyansk Shield
• Kuban Shield
• Lappland Shield
• Crete Cuffband
• Africa Cuffband
• Kurland Cuffband
• Waffen SS Cuffbands

Wound Badges

• Wound Badge of 20 July 1944
• Spanish Wound Badge (Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black)
• 1939 Wound Badge (Awarded in Gold, Silver, and Black)

War Badges

• Infantry Assault Badge (Silver and Bronze)
• Close Combat Clasp (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
• Army Paratrooper Badge
• Tank Battle Badge (Silver and Bronze)
• Tank Destruction Badge (Gold and Silver)
• General Assault Badge
• Army Anti-Aircraft Badge
• Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge
• Ballon Observer's Badge
• Sniper's Badge
• Front Line Driver's Badge (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
• Condor Legion Tank Badge
• Commemorative Tank Badge of the Great War

Naval War Badges

• U-Boat War Badge
• Destroyer War Badge
• Minesweeper Badge
• Blockade Runner Badge
• Auxiliary Cruiser Badge
• High Seas Fleet Badge
• E-Boat War Badge
• Naval Artillery War Badge
• U-Boat Combat Clasp (Gold and Silver)

All Naval War Badges could be upgraded to include Diamonds

Luftwaffe Badges

• Combined Pilot/Observer Badge with Diamonds
• Combined Pilot/Observer Badge
• Pilot's Badge
• Aircrew Badge
• Observer Badge
• Glider Pilot Badge
• Radio Operator Badge
• Air Gunner Badge
• Luftwaffe Paratrooper Badge
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge
• Retired Aircrew Badge

Luftwaffe Flying Clasps

Luftwaffe Flying Clasps were awarded in Bronze, Silver, and Gold with upgrade possible to include diamonds. Pennants suspended from the clasp indicated the number of missions obtained in a given type of aircraft. Flying Clasps were issued for missions completed in the following Luftwaffe aircraft

• Day Fighters
• Night Fighters
• Long Range Day Fighters
• Air to Ground Support Fighters
• Bombers
• Reconnaissance
• Transport and Glider