Highest 3.reich award ??

[Dave-B]

For Christopher...

[ethreecee]

German Order

German Order 3rd
Post war souval

[byterock]

This is funny the only one I have seen a pic of seen had AH signature rather than the NSDP party badge as the center. (Maybe the pick was the obverse)

It was awarded 10 time 6 posthumously hence the order of the dead.

It was Hitler's personal Order and only he could bestow or even nominate people to it. I think Dr Tolt was the first recipient.

here is a proposed list that I found (more than 10 I know)

Arthur Axmann
Josef B******252;rckel
Karl D******246;nitz (?)
Karl Hanke
Reinhard Heydrich
Konstantin Hierl
Karl Holz
Adolf H******252;hnlein
Viktor Lutze
Heinrich M******252;ller
Rudolf Schmudt
Dr. Fritz Todt
Adolf Wagner (?)

I have a little more on it at home. Seems all the pics on the net are the same souval re-pros.

BYTW Rudel also received a 2000 sortie pendant in gold with diamonds personally from Hitler which was again a unique award.

I wonder who has his rack of gongs now?

[stuart a.]

this medal think its one af the nicest looking tr awards think i would have to settle for a repro as the chances of getting an originsal are slim to none.come to think of it i have never seen a repro for sale

[night_wolf]

ke neki

I have a very good repro of thet medal !! it is not war medal but political.

http://www.moj-album.com/album/5434709/?os=5434714

[Mark Costa]

AS far as the known recipients of the German Order are concerned, these are the only confirmed holders:

Fritz Todt 2-8-42
Reinhard Heydrich 6-9-42
Adolf Huhnlein 6-21-42
Viktor Lutze 5-7-43
Adolf Wagner 4-17-44
Josef Burckel 11-3-44
Rudolf Schmundt 10-19-044
Konstantin Hierl 2-24-45
Karl Hanke 4-6-45
Karl Holz 4-19-45
Artur Axmann 4-26-45

Doenitz and Heinrich Muller never received it.

[jabnus]

Never seen this before. Thank you for the pictures, it does look very nice.

Grtz Jabnus