German Awards - Dr. Fritz Todt Gold Award (2nd Form)

The Dr. Fritz Todt Award was established by Adolf Hitler on November 12, 1943. The award was presented in 3 stages, gold, silver and steel. Individuals were awarded for special inventive achievements of outstanding importance to the popular community. Because of advanced warfare, this was especially relevant for improving weapons, ammunition, and military equipment, or for saving resources such as raw materials, manpower, or energy consumption. The badge of honor was awarded with a diploma and a cash prize. It was 50,000 Reichsmarks for gold, 30,000 RM for silver and 10,000 RM for steel. Monetary remuneration can also be provided in the form of teaching aids and equipment for laboratories, etc. The gold badge of honor was awarded by Adolf Hitler at the suggestion of the head of the German Labor Front, Dr. Robert Ley, and the head of the Main Technical Directorate of the NSDAP, Reich Minister Albert Speer. Silver and steel degrees were awarded by the Gauleiter at the suggestion of the Gaubmann of the German Labor Front and the Gauamtsleiter for the NSDAP technique. The award days were September 4 and February 8, the birthday and death day of Minister Todt, respectively. The first form of the badge of honor bears the full font on the front side font tape: - DR.ING. -/- FRITZ - TODT -/- PREIS - and the date of the award and number are engraved on the back. This is probably the matrix number. The tape here is folded back in the middle part. Shown here 2. A variant with a changed font and without a date of award and number was supposedly presented by the end of the war. The central part of the tape is now folded forward. The exact date of the transition is unknown. Unengraved specimens are also suspected of being privately acquired, but this has not been confirmed. Prize money was reduced from April 1944 to 2,000 Reichsmarks for all stages. The Dr. Fritz Todt Award is a very rare award and, accordingly, expensive. Dr. Fritz Todt since 1933 as Inspector General of Roads was responsible, in particular, for the construction of the highway. From 1940 he was the Imperial Minister of Armaments and Munitions, and was thus responsible for all military industry. In 1942, Dr. Todt died in a plane crash.

A massive embossed sign of gilded zinc or white metal in the form of an eagle sitting on a gear wheel with a ribbon between them. The raised parts are polished. Back side with perpendicular pin with mating hook.

Front side:

• On a 3-fold folded book ribbon sits an eagle facing left.
With
• lowered wings. On both sides there are 3 rows of feathers 5-4-4 feathers.
• Catches (3-step) rest on the middle part of the tape.
• It has a raised font - DR.- FRITZ - TODT -.
• Below the scroll is a sign of the German Labor Front.
• A toothed crown with 14 teeth (the upper 3 are covered with a ribbon) and a wide edge.
In
• the center is a swastika placed on top.

Downside:

• Smooth and gilded. Vertically - a pin with a reciprocal hook.

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