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Blücher Award Medal

Medal

Maker: Unknown

Date Made: 1984
Country: German Democratic Republic

Materials: metal; fabric
Measurements: 14 cm x 2 cm x 7.5 cm; 5 1/2 in x 13/16 in x 2 15/16 in

Description

East German wartime medal. Medal is in red case and is the Blücher award that was strictly a war time order. However, since East Germany never went to war, the order was never issued. The order came in three classes and is named after Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. The Blücher Order (German: Blücher-Orden) was an order of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was named after the Prussian Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, who was seen as a hero in the GDR for his part in defeating the invading army of Napoleon Bonaparte.The decoration was created in 1965 by the Chairman of the Council of State Walter Ulbricht and was supposed to be awarded to NVA soldiers as a valor award in a time of war.The decoration was never awarded as the GDR was never in a state of war; however, a couple of hundred of these decorations were minted and were ready to be awarded if the GDR were at war. The decoration came in six classes: the medal grade, which was divided into three classes (bronze, silver and gold), and the cross grade, which was divided into three classes in the same way. This medal is the gold class.

Accession Number: 2010.063.001

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