Erich Mielke - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

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This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

Mielke received a large number of awards and commemorative medals from organisations within the German Democratic Republic and from allied states. A more complete list is available (in German) at Liste der Orden und Ehrenzeichen des Erich Mielke.

Awards of the German Democratic Republic

• Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (7 October 1954)
• Six Orders of Karl Marx (28 December 1957, 20 November 1973, 1 December 1975, 28 December 1977, 28 June 1982, 28 December 1982)
• Twice Hero of Labour of the GDR (5 October 1964, 24 February 1968)
• Twice Hero of the GDR (1 December 1975, 28 December 1982)
• Banner of Labour (8 May 1960)
• Medal for Exemplary Border Service (26 April 1956)
• Medal for Faithful Service in the National People's Army;
  • Bronze (7 October 1957)
  • Silver (8 February 1959)
  • Gold (1 July 1960)
  • Gold for 20 years service (8 February 1965)
• Medal for Fighters Against Fascism (6 September 1958)
• Gold Medal of Merit of the National People's Army (1 March 1957)
• Scharnhorst Order, twice (25 September 1979, 7 October 1984)

Awards of the Soviet Union

• Hero of the Soviet Union (25 December 1987)
• Four Orders of Lenin (12 June 1973, 28 December 1982, 1 April 1985, 28 December 1987)
• Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (6 May 1970)
• Four Orders of the Red Banner (23 October 1958, 5 February 1968, 28 December 1977, February 1980)
• Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia" (20 December 1967)
• Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" (1970)
• Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" (6 January 1970)
• Order of the October Revolution (February 1975)

Other states

• Order of Georgi Dimitrov (Bulgaria, 28 December 1982)
• Order of Friendship (Czechoslovakia) (28 December 1982)
• Order of the Red Star (Czechoslovakia) (16 November 1970)