Star of People's Friendship
| Star of People's Friendship Stern der Völkerfreundschaft |
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|---|---|
 Grand Star of People's Friendship in Gold |
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Awarded by  East Germany |
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| Type | Three class order |
| Awarded for | Exceptional merit for contributing to the "understanding and friendship between nations and preservation of peace" |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 20 August 1959 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Hero of Labor |
| Next (lower) | Patriotic Order of Merit |
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The Star of People's Friendship (German: Stern der Völkerfreundschaft) was an order awarded by the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Established 20 August 1959, it was given to individuals of exceptional merit who had contributed to the "understanding and friendship between nations and preservation of peace".
The Star of Friendship of Nations was given in three classes:
- 1st Class - Grand Star of Friendship of Nations in Gold (German: Großer Stern der Völkerfreundschaft in Gold)
- 2nd Class - Star of Friendship of Nations in Gold (German: Stern der Völkerfreundschaft in Gold)
- 3rd class - Star of Friendship of Nations in Silver. (German: Stern der Völkerfreundschaft in Silber)
It was awarded on the recommendation of the presidency of the Council of Ministers (German: Präsidium des Ministerrates) via the chairman of the Council of State (German: Vorsitzender des Staatsrates) or in its name.
The medal was awarded with a certificate.
Recipients of the Order [edit]
- 1964: Manfred Gerlach
- 1965: Josip Broz Tito
- 1967: Hermann Matern
- 1968: Lothar Bolz
- 1969: Ernst Goldenbaum, Paul Scholz
- 1970: Franz Dahlem, Paul Wandel
- 1974: Albert Norden
- 1975: Otto Winzer
- 1976: Paul Scholz, Hermann Budzislawski
- 1977: Franz Dahlem, Karl Mewis, Erwin Kramer
- 1978: Willy Rumpf, Kurt Seibt
- 1979: Jürgen Kuczynski, Albert Norden
- 1982: Hilde Benjamin
- 1983: Kurt Seibt, Erich Arendt
- 1984: Wolfgang Junker, Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski
- 1985: Peter Florin, Alfred Lemmnitz
- 1986: Eberhard Heinrich, Paul Verner
- 1987: Klaus Gysi,
- 1988: Paula Acker, Lotte Ulbricht, Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
- 1989: Theo Adam
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Edgar Bronfman, Sr. receives the Star of People's Friendship from East German leader Erich Honecker
References [edit]
Taschenlexikon Orden und Medaillen Staatliche Auszeichnungen der DDR, VEB Bibliographisches Institute, Leipzig, 1983
