Golden Party Badge
Nazi award from 1933 to 1945
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- The Golden Party Badge (German: Goldenes Parteiabzeichen ) was an award authorised by Adolf Hitler in a decree in October 1933.
- The recipient's party number was inscribed on the reverse of the badge.
- The Golden Party Badge was also awarded at the discretion of Hitler to certain members of the party who merited special treatment and, on 30 January each year, to persons who had shown outstanding service to the Nazi Party or State.
- ' and the date of the award on the reverse.
- Award The Golden Party Badge was the basic Nazi Party Badge with the addition of a gold wreath completely encircling the badge.
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WikipediaThe Golden Party Badge (German: Goldenes Parteiabzeichen) was an award authorised by Adolf Hitler in a decree in October 1933. It was a special award given to all Nazi Party members who had, as of 9 November 1933, registered numbers from 1 to 100,000 (issued on 1 October 1928) and had unbroken party membership. The recipient's party number was inscribed on the reverse of the badge. A total of 20,487 men and 1,795 women were awarded the badge on these terms.
The Golden Party Badge was also awarded at the discretion of Hitler to certain members of the party who merited special treatment and, on 30 January each year, to persons who had shown outstanding service to the Nazi Party or State. These badges had the initials 'A.H.' and the date of the award on the reverse. Examples of such awards include to General Wilhelm Keitel for his direction of the 1938 occupation of the Sudetenland, and to Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz in 1943 for war services.
The Golden Party Badge was the basic Nazi Party Badge with the addition of a gold wreath completely encircling the badge. The badge was awarded in two sizes: 30.5 mm for wear on service uniforms and 24 mm for wear on a suit jacket. In the event of the death of the recipient, the badge would be kept by the family. However, due to the numbered certificate, no one else was allowed to wear the badge.
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