6-543: German Order refers to: German Order (decoration) , the highest decoration that the Nazi Party could bestow on an individual Germanenorden ( German Order ), the völkisch secret society in early 20th-century Germany Another name for the Teutonic Knights Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-674: The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and of the cross of the Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg) . The German Order was originally to be awarded in three grades, but only the neck order (the highest grade) was ever awarded. This award is considered the second rarest award of Nazi Germany after the National Prize for Art and Science . The holders of this award were supposed to form
18-701: The arms of the cross. At the centre was a medallion, which measured 20.5 mm. In between the arms of the cross were national eagles with furled wings, each one of the four eagles with a wreath clutched in its claws. At the center of the medal is the Golden Party Badge . The concept of the order was based of the ceremonial regalia of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order , the Marian Cross of the Teutonic Order ,
24-613: The award the "dead hero order" as it was almost always awarded posthumously. The only two recipients who received the German Order and survived the war were Konstantin Hierl and Artur Axmann . The black enamel cross in the middle section of the award resembled that of the Iron Cross and the medal also had similarities in design to the Order of the German Eagle . It measured 48.5 mm across
30-521: The title German Order . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=German_Order&oldid=944365321 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages German Order (decoration) The German Order ( German : Deutscher Orden )
36-588: Was the highest award that the Nazi Party could bestow on an individual for his services to the "state and party". It was designed by Benno von Arent . Adolf Hitler awarded the first such order posthumously to Reichsminister Fritz Todt during Todt's funeral in February 1942. A second posthumous award of the German Order was given to SS- Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich at his funeral in June that year. Cynics called
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