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Cross of Honor for mothers

German mother is awarded the Cross of Honor of the German Mother (Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter, or simply, Mutterkreuz). It was a state decoration and civil order of merit conferred by the government of the German Reich to honor a Reichsdeutsche German mother for exceptional merit to the German nation. The decoration is a neck order and thus is worn around the neck on its accompanying narrow blue and white ribbon.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/homefront/56392/cross-of-honor-for-mothers
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There were three classes of this award: bronze (for giving birth to four-five children), silver (for six or seven) and gold (for seven or more). It is estimated that 4.7 million medals were awarded from 1938-1945.

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