Orders, decorations, and medals of East Germany

[1][2] 1954-05-21 After German reunification in 1990, former NVA Soldiers transferring into the new unified Bundeswehr could wear NVA award but list of approved East German decorations were limited and in the eyes of the new Bundeswehr fell under regulations for "foreign decorations".

Awards associated with some state agencies or Communist organizations were considered to be in breach of public order and not allowed to be worn.

Those were such as decorations issued by the Ministry for State Security, Border troops, Volkspolizei, Combat Groups, GST and the FDJ.

In total, there were 142 state decorations and medals and over 10.000 by non-state mass organisations.

[3] Meritorious Member of State Security (Ehrentitel Verdienter Mitarbeiter der Staatssicherheit) Meritorious Military Pilot of the GDR (Verdienter Militärflieger der DDR)