Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr

Decorations of Honour of the Bundeswehr Ehrenzeichen der Bundeswehr
Gold Cross of Honour, for exemplary and meritorious service
Type	Military Medal
Awarded for	Valor or meritorious service
Description	Comes in five classes: gold with clasp for bravery. Gold, silver, bronze crosses & bronze medal
Presented by	Federal Republic of Germany
Eligibility	Soldiers of the German armed forces and of allied nations, civilians who rendered outstanding services to the German armed forces
Status	Currently awarded
Established	October 29, 1980 and October 10, 2008
Website	https://www.bundeswehr.de/en/about-bundeswehr/identity-of-the-bundeswehr/bundeswehr-decorations-awards/badge-of-honour-bundeswehr

The Decorations of Honour of the Bundeswehr (German: Ehrenzeichen der Bundeswehr) are a series of military decorations of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. These honours and awards were introduced in 1980 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Bundeswehr by then Minister of Defence Hans Apel^[1] and subsequently approved by President of the Federal Republic Karl Carstens.

The first awards were made on November 6, 1980.^[2] In 2008, the decorations were updated and received three grades exclusively reserved for heroic deeds. The new awards were the result of a petition by German citizens to restore the order of the Iron Cross.