# 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Nazi_Party) (NSDAP) awarded the '''NSDAP-Dienstauszeichnung''' ([Nazi Party Long Service Award](/source/Nazi_Party_Long_Service_Award)) for 25  (Gold), 15 (Silver) and 10 (Bronze) years' service, while the [SS](/source/Schutzstaffel) awarded a separate '''[SS-Dienstauszeichnung](/source/SS_Long_Service_Award)''' for 4, 8, 12 and 25 years of service.

The [Wehrmacht](/source/Wehrmacht) awarded the 4-class '''[Dienstauszeichnung](/source/Wehrmacht_Long_Service_Award)''' 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](/source/Police_Long_Service_Award)'''. 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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