Identify Military Medals & Awards

Identify Military Medals, Badges & Awards

Welcome to identifymedals.com. This is a free educational site that hopes to inform people about military medals, awards, badges, and orders from around the world. I created this website to help people identify medals in their collection and learn more about the stories behind some of the different insignia, orders of knighthood, and other decorations. I hope that, together, we can keep the memory of those who earned them and their actions alive. After all, we are more than medal collectors; we are guardians of history

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WW1 Medals, Awards and Badges. The Great War.

WW1 – The Great War

Years 1914 – 1918

Many military medals were awarded during WW1, or The Great War. Some of the most commonly given include Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred (the affectionate name of three campaign medals), the Victoria Cross, the Distinguish Service Order and Cross, and the Military Cross. You can click on the link below (or any of the displayed medals) to learn more about the different awards given by the countries involved in the First World War. 

WW2 Medals, Awards and Badges. Second World War.

WW2 – Second World War

Years 1939 – 1945

Similarly, a large number of military medals were given to combatants and people who participated in the Second World War, or WW2. These include the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, the 1939-1945 Star, the Pacific Star, and many more. In this section (which you can access from the link or any of the images below), you will find all the medals awarded during World War II by all the countries involved in the conflict. 

British Medals: The Dunkirk Medal

The Dunkirk Medal

The Dunkirk Medal is an unofficial commemorative medal established om 1 May 1960 and created by the town of Dunkirk for the area’s defense.

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The Coburg Badge - Nazi Germany WW2 Medals

The Coburg Badge

The Coburg Badge (Das Coburger Abzeichen in German) was the first badge recognized as a national award of the Nazi Party or NSDAP.

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WW2 Medals and Awards: The Pacific Star

The Pacific Star

The Pacific Star is a British military campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in 1945 for those who served in the Pacific Campaign.

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