Medals of Imperial Germany

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Les Peters & Micheal Shackelford

At the time of World War One, there were no exclusively 'German' national awards. The Reich was made up of formerly soverign territories. Each of the member states who made up Germany had their own medals and awards. Prussia, as the preeminent state, made its awards available to all those within the Reich, so they came close to serving as 'national' awards. They were, however, still Prussian. The two most recognized Prussian awards are:

The Iron Cross

The "Blue Max"

After the war, the monarchy was dissolved and the Weimar republic established. This Republic of Germany issued several awards and medals directly related to the Great War. Weimar era medals are listed on The Post-War Germany Page.

For Awards bestowed by the various states within the German Reich, use the following index.

4 Kingdoms

	Prussia
	Bavaria
	Saxony
	Württemberg

5 Grand Duchies

	Hessen (Hesse-Darmstadt)
	Baden
	Oldenburg
	Mecklenburg-Schwerin
	Mecklenburg-Strelitz

6 Duchies

	Braunschweig
	Anhalt
	Saxe-Weimar
	Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
	Saxe-Meiningen
	Altenburg

7 Principalities

	Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt
	Schwartzburg-Sonderhausen
	Waldeck
	Reuss-Oberland
	Reuss-Unterland
	Lippe
	Schaumburg-Lippe

3 Free Cities

	Bremen
	Hamburg
	Lübeck