List of German Sports Badges

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This is a list of Sports Badges awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany

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State decorations

Awards of the German Olympic Sports Association

Awards by the German Athletics Organization

Awards by type of sport

Swimming

Military awards

Obsolete awards

Note: Public wear of all Nazi Party awards, including sports badges, was banned after 1945. [1]

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References

  1. Littlejohn, David; Dodkins, Colonel C. M. (1968). Orders, Decorations, Medals and Badges of the Third Reich. R. James Bender Publishing, California. p. 224. ISBN   978-0854200801.