Sudetenland Medal

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The Sudetenland Medal was a Nazi German military and civil decoration awarded to participants in the 1938 annexation of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi German decoration
civil decoration
military decoration
alsoKnownAs Commemorative Medal of 1 October 1938 NERFINISHED
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 NERFINISHED
associatedWith German expansionism
policy of appeasement
awardedBy Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED
Government of Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
awardedFor participation in the annexation of the Sudetenland
participation in the occupation of Czechoslovakia including Prague (with bar)
support of the occupation of the Sudetenland
category Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany
conflict prelude to World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
discontinued after World War II
eligibility German police personnel
SS personnel
Sudeten German paramilitary participants
Wehrmacht personnel
certain civilians who contributed to the annexation
followedBy Memel Medal NERFINISHED
follows Austrian Anschluss Medal NERFINISHED
hasPart Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar NERFINISHED
hasSymbol swastika
hasVariant Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Nazi era
inception 1938
inscriptionLanguage German
languageOfName German
locationOfEvent Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
Sudetenland NERFINISHED
materialUsed bronze
namedAfter Sudetenland NERFINISHED
notRecognizedBy modern Federal Republic of Germany for wear
obverseDesign two figures representing a German soldier and a Sudeten German breaking a chain before a swastika flag
partOf Nazi occupation medals
relatedEvent German occupation of the Sudetenland NERFINISHED
Munich Agreement NERFINISHED
reverseDesign inscription "1. Oktober 1938"
oak leaves wreath
ribbonColor black
red
white
ribbonPattern red ribbon with black, white, and red stripes at the edges
shape circular
status obsolete
usedAs propaganda tool

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Paul Hausser awardReceived Sudetenland Medal