German Awards - Fire Service Honorary Cross of the Westphalian Fire Union

The Fire Service Cross of Honour was established by the Westphalian Fire Union in 1925. The exact requirements for the institution and award are unknown. But it can be assumed that, as with other fire unions, both firefighters and non-firefighters who received outstanding service in extinguishing a fire in the union were awarded. Presentation usually took place with a diploma/diploma. Westphalen was a Prussian province from 1815 after the Congress of Vienna and later part of the Free State of Prussia. The Provincial Fire Association was founded in Westfalen on 31 July 1891 in Dortmund. The chairman of the board was the fire director Werfirth from Munster. The union was dissolved on 18 March 1934 in Münster. Under the National Socialists, the Fire Extinguishing Act was passed on November 23, 1938, and entered into force on November 27, 1939. Thus, unification was carried out in the field of fire protection. After the World War, the Association was re-established as part of Norsrhein-Westfalen. The badge of honor is extremely rare. Award data is unknown.

Eight-pointed cross made of gilded silver. Cross-shaped hands enameled white and burgundy golden. 2 flares with one-sided relief intersect through the center. Front and back with superimposed, large, round and enameled middle shields. Between the tops of the upper cruciform shoulder is an agraff in the form of a flame with a parallel ear.

Front side:

• Round central shield with gold border. Outside is a wide white enameled ring.
• It has a gold font: at the top - ° - GOD - K - EHR - ° - down in the other direction of the font:
• - DEM - NEXT - ZUR - WEHR -, inside again the golden rim.
• The enclosed field is enameled with red with a white horse jumping to the left (ross).
• The horse's long tail flutters over its back.

Downside:

• White enameled central shield with gold font: top - FOR -/- EXCELLENT -/
in the
• center more - ADVANTAGES -/- IM -, in the lower part less bent - FIRE EXTINGUISHER -.
• The torches on the back are flat and gilded.

Tape:

white 30 mm wide, side stripe red 2 mm, middle stripe red 10 mm.

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