Below is the Ehrennadel in bronze awarded in 1979.


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Ehrennadel SV Dynamo
The Stasi had their own sports organisation called SV Dynamo (SV = Sportvereinigung) that started in 1953 and continued on until 1989 achieving much success and winning multiple Olympic medals.
Below is the Ehrennadel in bronze awarded in 1979. ![]() ![]()
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Freiwillige Helfer VP
Below a volunteer badge to a helper of the Volkspolizei from 1976.
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Stasi Ehrengeschenk Karl-Marx-Stadt
Here is another Stasi honorary award issued by the district Karl-Marx-Stadt.
The front displays the effigy of Fritz Schmenkel, an opponent to the Nazi regime that deserted the army to become a partisan in Russia. He was recaptured and executed in 1944. The rear bears as usual, the arms of the Staatssicherheit, and the office issuing the award. ![]()
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Harro Schulze-Boysen Medal
A medal commemorating Harro Schulze-Boysen, a member of the resistance group "Rote Kapelle" or "Red Orchestra" that tried to inform the Soviets of the forthcoming invasion Barbarossa. Captured by the Gestapo and executed in 1942.
This commemorative medal was issued by the Ministery of State Security. ![]()
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| 08-06-2012, 08:28 | #217 |
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Alfred Scholz Medal
Scholz was conscripted into the Wehrmacht and captured by the Soviets where he attended an anti-fascist school. Post war, he joined the Communist Party in the Soviet occupation zone, and was head of the police in Rostock. From 1975 onwards, he was a Deputy Minister in the Stasi.
The rear of the medal states: Nobody will weaken our vigilance. Millions of victims compel us. ![]()
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Codename Ramsay
Richard Sorge was a German Communist and one of the most successful Soviet intelligence agents of World War 2. He spied on the Nazis, joining the party and attending many beer hall rallies. he worked in Japan and informed his handlers of the forthcoming attack on Pearl Harbour. He also kept Moscow up to date on japanese plans of an invasion from the east.
Eventually the Japanese captured him, and executed him in 1944 by hanging. Below is a commemorative Stasi Ehrengeshenk from the MfS district Karl-Marx-Stadt. ![]()
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| 08-06-2012, 08:48 | #219 |
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Pablo Neruda Medals
Pablo Neruda was the adopted name of a Chilean poet and diplomat. Strongly affected by what he witnessed in the Spanish Civil war, his work and writing became more oriented toward social and political matter.
The DDR issued a commemorative set in his honour, the rear with the text: Wir schwören fortzusetzen deinen Weg bis zum Sieg des Volkes. We swear to continue your way to the victory of the people. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Stasi Award Dresden
Here is a Stasi award from the district office of Dresden.
With the image of Richard Sorge on the front, the rear has the following text: Für hervorragende Erfolge im Kampf gegen den Feind. for outstanding achievements in the fight against the enemy ![]()
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Stasi Award Karl-Marx-Stadt
An award to members of the Stasi for outstanding achievments in the fight against the enemy. The rear is similar to the item above, except it is issued by a different Stasi district. The front has the profile image of the founder of the Cheka, Feliks Dzierżyński, and commemorates the centenary of his birth.
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Ingeborg and Hansheinrich Kummerow
A stasi medal commemorating Ingeborg and Hans-Heinrich Kummerow, members of the Red Orchestra resistance group that were executed in 1944.
The rear states: Their lives were in struggle for peace. ![]()
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