Following the 1949 establishment of the
German Democratic Republic
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**G ...
(GDR) the new state prohibited the wearing of all pre-1945 German decorations and created a new system of awards inspired in part by those of the
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
.
After
German reunification in 1990, the wearing of East German decorations was not forbidden with the exception of those considered to be in breach of public order such as decorations of the
Ministry for State Security,
Border troops, ,
Combat Groups, and
Free German Youth (FDJ).
[Bernzen, Enno; Feder, Klaus H.: Das Tragen von Auszeichnungen der DDR im vereinten Deutschland. In: Deutsch-deutsche Rechts-Zeitschrift (DtZ) 1995]
Honorary titles
State prizes
State orders
State medals
Military and para-military decorations
Civilian decorations
Ministerial and associative awards
Ministry of National Defence
Ministry of Education
Combat Groups of the Working Class of the GDR
Society for Sports and Technology
Free German Youth Society
These were awarded to
Free German Youth (F.D.J.) members;
Socialist Unity Party
These were conferred by the
Socialist Unity Party (S.E.D.);
See also
Germany
* Berlin
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Berlin Wall
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East Berlin
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West Berlin
West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under mi ...
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History of East Germany
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History of Germany since 1945
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Inner German border
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Iron Curtain
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Leaders of East Germany
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Ministerrat
The Council of Ministers (German: ''Ministerrat der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik'') was the cabinet and executive branch of the German Democratic Republic from November 1950 until the country was reunified on 3 October 1990.Starcevi, Nesha ( ...
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West Germany
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Armed Forces
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Conscientious objection in East Germany
* (Border troops)
* (Ground troops)
* (Air Force)
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National People's Army
The National People's Army (german: Nationale Volksarmee, ; NVA ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990.
The NVA was organized into four branches: the (Ground Forces), the (Navy), the (Air Force) a ...
* (Secret police)
* (Navy)
* (Police)
Media
* , GDR's main TV news show
* , a film about a mass evacuation to West Berlin through a tunnel
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*
East German Cold War Propaganda After the end of World War II Germany was separated into nation-states. Each nation-state was governed by a different country because officials could not agree on peace terms. The Soviet Union had claimed the eastern portion of the country. In 1947, ...
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Good Bye, Lenin!
''Good Bye Lenin!'' is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The story follows a family in East Germany (GDR); the mother (Sass) is dedic ...
'', a tragicomedy film about the
German reunification
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Radio Berlin International
Radio Berlin International was the international broadcasting arm for the German Democratic Republic's (GDR) Rundfunk der DDR (Radio of the GDR) broadcasting service. Radio Berlin International (RBI) was one of the major international broadcast ...
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Transport
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Barkas
* The railway company of the GDR
* The airline of the GDR
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Trabant
Trabant () is a series of small cars produced from 1957 until 1991 by former East German car manufacturer VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. In total, four different models were made, the Trabant 500, Trabant 600, Trabant 601, and the Tr ...
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Transport in the German Democratic Republic
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Wartburg
The Wartburg () is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages. It is situated on a precipice of to the southwest of and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the ...
Other
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Education in the German Democratic Republic
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Index of East Germany-related articles
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GDR jokes
* (Nostalgia, missing the DDR)
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Dean Reed
Dean Cyril Reed (September 22, 1938 – June 13, 1986) was an American actor, singer-songwriter, director, and social activist who lived a great part of his adult life in South America and then in East Germany. Nicknamed the Red Elvis, Reed was ...
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Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo
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Tourism in East Germany
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Omoiyari Yosan
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(DDR government→
USSR
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Forces)
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Captive Nations
"Captive Nations" is a term that arose in the United States to describe nations under undemocratic regimes. During the Cold War, when the phrase appeared, it referred to nations under Communism, Communist administration, primarily Soviet Union, Sov ...
*
Socialist orders of merit
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References
{{Decorations by country
Society of East Germany
1990 disestablishments in Germany