A Gau badge (Gau-Abzeichen) or Gau Commemorate Badges (Gau-Traditions, Gau-Ehrenzeichen) were a political award of the Nazi Party, issued by various Gauleiters of the Nazi political districts to recognize loyal service or to commemorate an event.[1][2] A Gau of Nazi Germany, which was a geographical region parallel to the traditional German states (known as Länder). The Gau badges were considered Party awards, but were not recognized as national awards.[3] Regulations for award were determined by the Gauleiter as were any award degrees. They could be worn at any time, except when wearing the Golden Party Badge.[1] A few were issued in different classes, such as silver and gold.[4]
List of Gau badges
edit- General Gau Badge (1923 and 1925)[3]
- Thuringia Gau Badge[5]
- Baden Gau Badge[6]
- East Hannover Gau Badge[7]
- Essen Gau Badge[8]
- Berlin Gau Badge[4]
- Danzig Gau Badge[4]
- East Prussia Gau Badge[9]
- Wartheland Badge[10]
- Sudetenland Badge[11]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Angolia 1989, pp. 205–216.
- ^ "Gau-Abzeichen für Mitglieder der NSDAP seit 1923".
- ^ a b Angolia 1989, p. 205.
- ^ a b c Angolia 1989, p. 206.
- ^ Angolia 1989, p. 208.
- ^ Angolia 1989, p. 209.
- ^ Angolia 1989, p. 210.
- ^ Angolia 1989, p. 207.
- ^ Angolia 1989, p. 212.
- ^ Angolia 1989, p. 214.
- ^ Angolia 1989, p. 213.
References
edit- Angolia, John (1989). For Führer and Fatherland: Political & Civil Awards of the Third Reich. R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 978-0-912-13816-9.