Star of Peoples' Friendship

The Star of Peoples' Friendship (German: Stern der Völkerfreundschaft), a.k.a. Star of Nations' Friendship, was an order awarded by the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

Star of Peoples' Friendship
Stern der Völkerfreundschaft
Grand Star of Peoples' Friendship
TypeThree-class order
Awarded forExceptional merit for contributing to the "understanding and friendship between nations and preservation of peace"
Presented by East Germany
StatusNo longer awarded
Established20 August 1959

Grand Star ribbon bar

Gold Star ribbon bar

Silver Star ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)Hero of Labour
Next (lower)Patriotic Order of Merit
Grand Star, Star in Gold, Star in Silver

Established 20 August 1959, it was given to individuals of exceptional merit who had contributed to the "understanding and friendship between nations and preservation of peace".

The Star of Peoples' Friendship was given in three classes:

1st Class – Grand Star of Peoples' Friendship (German: Großer Stern der Völkerfreundschaft)
2nd Class – Star of Peoples' Friendship in Gold (German: Stern der Völkerfreundschaft in Gold)
3rd class – Star of Peoples' Friendship in Silver. (German: Stern der Völkerfreundschaft in Silber)

It was awarded on the recommendation of the presidency of the Council of Ministers (German: Präsidium des Ministerrates) via the chairman of the Council of State (German: Vorsitzender des Staatsrates) or in its name.

The medal was awarded with a certificate.

Notable recipients

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Name Year
Heinz Abraham 1986
  Pyotr Abrassimov
Alexander Abusch 1977
Paula Acker 1988
Theo Adam 1989
Rudolf Agsten 1986
Kurt Anclam 1983
Eva Altmann 1979
Uwe Ampler 1988
Friedel Apelt 1982
Erich Arendt 1983
Karin Balzer
Walter Bartel
Jutta Behrendt
Walter Beling
Hilde Benjamin 1982
Fritz Bennewitz
Helene Berg 1976
Helene Berner
Lothar Berthold
Manfred Bochmann
Frank Bochow 1987
Lothar Bolz 1968
  Yuri Bondarev
Edgar Bronfman, Sr. 1988
Werner Bruschke
Hermann Budzislawski 1976
Sabine Busch
Fidel Castro 1972
  Vasily Chuikov
Auguste Cornu 1978
Franz Dahlem 1970
Franz Dahlem 1977
Mathilde Danegger
Heinrich Dathe
Gerhard Dengler
Heike Drechsler
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
  Konstantin Fedin
Peter Florin 1985
Kerstin Förster
Heike Friedrich
Emil Fuchs 1969
Heinz Galinski
Hartwig Gauder
Sylvia Gerasch
Hans Gericke
Manfred Gerlach 1964
Maxi Gnauck
Marlies Göhr
Ernst Goldenbaum 1969
Harry Goldschmidt
Otto Gotsche
Klaus Gysi 1987
Emmi Handke
Eberhard Heinrich 1986
Leonhard Helmschrott 1975
Hermann Henselmann
Lutz Heßlich
Olaf Heukrodt
Wolfgang Heyl
Wolfgang Hoppe
Carola Hornig
  Aleksi Ivanov 1986
Hans Jendretzky
Sabine John
Wolfgang Junker 1984
Heinz Kamnitzer
  Ekaterina Katukova
Georg Knepler
Marita Koch
Johannes-Ernst Köhler
Erwin Kramer 1977
Frank Kretschmer 1987
Sylvio Kroll
Greta Kuckhoff 1972
Jürgen Kuczynski 1979
  Viktor Kulikov 1985
Paul Kurzbach
Bernhard Lehmann
Alfred Lemmnitz 1985
Wolfgang Lesser
Kurt Liebknecht
  Pavel Lisitsian 1988
Christa Luding-Rothenburger
Kurt Maetzig
  Nelson Mandela 1988
  Vasily Margelov 1978
Walter Markov
Hermann Matern 1967
Gisela May
  Hugh McLean 1990
Else Merke
Karl Mewis 1977
  Sergey Mikhalkov 1983
  Gabriele Mucchi
Helga Mucke-Wittbrodt
  Estrongo Nachama 1988
Heinz Neukirchen
  Thomas Nicolaou
Otto Niebergall
Albert Norden 1974
Albert Norden 1979
Měrćin Nowak-Njechorński 1976
Karl Obermann
Oktoberklub 1986
Harry Ott
Kristin Otto
  Yuri Ozerov (director)
Gret Palucca
  Andreas Papandreou 1985[1]
  Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow
Hans Pischner 1979
Lydia Poser
Denis Pritt 1965
Bernhard Quandt
Eberhard Rebling
Dean Reed 1985
Rüdiger Reiche
Ludwig Renn 1979
Trude Richter
Hans Rietz
Ilse Rodenberg
Willy Rumpf 1978
Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski 1984
Dietmar Schauerhammer
Hans Schaul
Karl Schirdewan
Eva Schmidt-Kolmer
Heinz Schmidt
Rita Schober
Paul Scholz 1969
Paul Scholz 1976
  Dmitri Shostakovich 1972
Peter Schreier
Albert Schreiner
Martina Schröter
Ewald Schuldt
Sylvia Schwabe
Anna Seghers 1970
Kurt Seibt 1978
Kurt Seibt 1983
Max Seydewitz
Eleonore Staimer
Luitpold Steidle
Rudolf Steinwand
Leo Stern (historian)
  Petur Tanchev 1986
  Nikolai Tikhonov
  Josip Broz Tito 1966
Roswitha Trexler 1984
Michael Tschesno-Hell
  Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Lotte Ulbricht 1988
Frank Ullrich
Paul Verner 1986
Paul Wandel 1970
Walter Weidauer
Helene Weigel
Josef Wenig
  Spas Wenkoff
Deba Wieland
Hans-Joachim Willerding 1989
Otto Winzer 1975

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Τεκμήριο D3014 | Εθνικό Οπτικοακουστικό Αρχείο".
  • Taschenlexikon Orden und Medaillen Staatliche Auszeichnungen der DDR, VEB Bibliographisches Institute, Leipzig, 1983