Medal "In memory of November 9, 1923" ( German: Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 9. November 1923 ), unofficially - the Order of the Blood ( German: Blutorden ) - a medal established on March 15, 1934 by Adolf Hitler .
| Medal "In memory of November 9, 1923" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 9. November 1923 | |||
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| A country |  Germany | ||
| Type of | medal | ||
| To whom is awarded | beer coup participants, later handed to other persons | ||
| Status | not awarded | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Established | March 15, 1934 | ||
| Last reward | June 9, 1942 | ||
| Number of awards | 3800 | ||
The participants in the Beer Coup were awarded the medal. All medals are numbered, and the selection of candidates for the award was carried out very carefully. The Ribbon of the Order of the Blood was worn under the button of the right breast pocket of the uniform. In May 1938, to the displeasure of the coup, the criteria for the award were expanded. After this, the medal was awarded to:
- persons who have been imprisoned for national socialist activity before 1933;
- persons sentenced to death, which was later replaced by life imprisonment for National Socialist activity until 1933;
- Persons who have been repeatedly injured during their NSDAP service until 1933.
In addition, the award was also given by personal order of Adolf Hitler (the last to receive the award was Reinhard Heydrich , posthumously).
The medal was awarded to 2 female members of the NSDAP: one member of the coup, the other posthumously for outstanding service.
If the recipient dropped out of the party, the medal should have been surrendered.
A total of 3,800 people were awarded, of which about 1,500 for their direct participation in the Beer Coup.
Medal Description
On the front side is an eagle with a wreath in its claws. Inside the wreath is the date of November 9th. To the right is the inscription "München 1923-1933."
On the reverse side are depicted: Feldhernhalle (the place where the Beer Putsch was stopped), the swastika and the inscription "UND IHR HABT DOCH GESIEGT" (with it. - "And yet you won").
The medal was made of silver , attached to a red ribbon with black and white stripes at the edges.
Literature
- Kurylev O.P. Battle rewards of the Third Reich. - M .: Eksmo , 2005 .-- S. 119-121.
- Klaus D. Patzwall. Der Blutorden der NSDAP. - Hamburg: Verlag Militaria-Archiv Klaus D. Patzwall, 1985.