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Order of the German Eagle

award in Nazi Germany for prominent foreigners, especially diplomats, in several levels (1937-1945)
Class type of: order of merit Q94117
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Summary

Order of the German Eagle is an order[1].

Key Facts

  • Country: Nazi Germany[2]
  • Instance of: Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany[3], order of merit[4]
  • Subclass of: order of merit[5]
  • Has part(s): Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the German Eagle in Gold with Diamonds[6], German Medal of Merit[7]
  • Inception: May 1, 1937[8], April 29, 1939[9]
  • Location of formation: Berlin[10]
  • Conferred by: Nazi Germany[11]
  • Native label: Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1937-05-01T00:00:00Z, +1939-04-29T00:00:00Z
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  2. 10w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the German Eagle in Gold with Diamonds, Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle in Gold, Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle in Gold with Swords +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Inception: 1 May 1937"
  3. 10w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → order of merit
    Has part(s) → Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the German Eagle in Gold with Diamonds, Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle in Gold, Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle in Gold with Swords +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Has part(s): Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle in Gold"
  4. 10w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
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    Inception → +1937-05-01T00:00:00Z, +1939-04-29T00:00:00Z
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    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: order of merit"
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