| Colonial Badge Kolonialabzeichen | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Merits in the German colonies during the First World War. |
| Description | SÜDSEE - AFRIKA - KIAUTSCHOU |
| Presented by | Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Eligibility | Colonial Germans and foreigners |
| Established | 18 April 1922 |
| First awarded | 1922 |
| Last awarded | 1945 |
| Total | ca. 8.500 |
The Colonial Badge (Kolonialabzeichen) was a medal of the Weimar Republic established on 18 April 1922. The badge was awarded retroactively for merits in the German colonies during the First World War.
Description
editthe inscription "SÜDSEE - AFRIKA - KIAUTSCHOU" ("South Seas - Africa - Jiaozhou Bay").
References
editSources
edit- André Hüsken: Katalog der Orden, Ehrenzeichen und Auszeichnungen des Kurfürstentums Brandenburg, der Markgrafschaften Brandenburg-Ansbach und Brandenburg-Bayreuth, des Königreiches Preußen, der Republik Preußen unter Berücksichtigung des Deutschen Reiches, Band 3, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-89757-138-2
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Imperial Germany Category:1922 establishments in Germany Category:Awards established in 1922