Service award

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A '''Service award''' was awarded by a country to a soldier or civilian for long service. It is comparable to a service medal but can be awarded to civilians as well as soldiers.

==Germany== ===Kingdom of Bavaria=== *Königliches Ludwigsorden for 50 years' service. *Service Award Cross, first and second class for 40 or 24 years' service - officers, doctors and officials received the cross of both classes, but teams were also awarded first class.

===Nazi Germany=== The Nazi Party (NSDAP) awarded the '''NSDAP-Dienstauszeichnung''' (Nazi Party Long Service Award) for 25 (Gold), 15 (Silver) and 10 (Bronze) years' service, while the SS awarded a separate '''SS-Dienstauszeichnung''' for 4, 8, 12 and 25 years of service.

The Wehrmacht awarded the 4-class '''Dienstauszeichnung''' for 4 (silver medal); 12 (gold medal); 18 (silver cross) and 25 (gold cross) years' service, with oak leaves on the first class for 40 years.

Similarly there was a '''Loyal Service Medal''' for active members of the German police or "an administrator" in the police service known as the '''Polizei Dienstauszeichnung'''. In addition there was a '''Service Award for Public Work'''.

==Austrian Empire== From 1849 it awarded a cross made out of cannon-metal for military service.

==Sources== *{{cite book | last = Angolia | first = John | title = For Führer and Fatherland: Political & Civil Awards of the Third Reich | publisher = R. James Bender Publishing | year = 1989 | isbn = 978-0912138169 }}

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