Blood Order

Decoration in Memory of 9 November 1923 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 9. November 1923
The Blood Order medal
Type	Political decoration
Awarded for	Participants in the 1923 putsch and members of the party or one of its formations before January 1932
Country	Germany
Presented by	The Nazi Party
Eligibility	Members of the Nazi Party or cadets from the Munich Infantry School who marched in support of the Hitler-Ludendorff-Putsch
Status	Obsolete, illegal
Established	March 1934
Ribbon bar of the NSDAP Blood Order

The Blood Order (German: Blutorden), officially known as the Decoration in Memory of 9 November 1923^[a] (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 9. November 1923), was one of the most prestigious decorations in the Nazi Party (NSDAP). During March 1934, Hitler authorized the Blood Order to commemorate the 9 November 1923 coup attempt of the Nazi Party.^[1] The medal is silver, with the obverse bearing a depiction of an eagle grasping an oak leaf wreath. Inside the wreath is the date 9.Nov. and to the right is the inscription München 1923–1933. The reverse shows the entrance of the Feldherrnhalle in relief (where the coup ended in defeat), and directly above is the angled swastika with sun rays in the background. Along the top edge is the inscription: UND IHR HABT DOCH GESIEGT ("And after all, you won").^[2]

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