Medal For Faithful Service In The National People's Army
The Medal For Faithful Service in the National People’s Army (German: Medaille für treue Dienste in der Nationalen Volksarmee) was a medal issued in the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Day of Establishment: June 1, 1956 (revised orders were issued on August 28, 1964 and on July 15, 1968).
Four Classes:
- 5 years service (bronze)
- 10 years service (silver)
- 15 years service (gold)
- 20 years service (gold) with colored flags on the medal and roman numerals XX on the ribbon
Faithful Service Medals with a similar design were issued by Border Guards (Grenztruppen) and Civil Defense (Zivilverteidigung).
Preceding the establishment of the National People’s Army there was a Faithful Service Medal for its predecessor organization the Barracked People's Police (German: Kasernevolkspolizei (KVP) established in 1954.
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