Colonial Badge

The Colonial Badge (German: Kolonialabzeichen), colloquially also called the Order of the Elephant (German: Elefantenorden), also know as the Colonial War or even Warrior Badge (German: Kolonial-Kriegerabzeichen), designed by the German artist and sculptor Karl Möbius, was established on 22 March 1922 (other sources wrongly state 18 April 1922) by the Reich Ministry for Reconstruction in cooperation with the Reich Ministry of Defense (RWM) and the Colonial Central Administration (Kolonialzentralverwaltung), later also with the German Colonial War League (Deutscher Kolonialkriegerbund) of the Reich Colonial League (Reichskolonialbund). It was only awarded upon application to colonial Germans, members of the Schutztruppe and foreigners who had rendered outstanding services to the former German colonies (protectorates) during the First World War. After its dissolution in 1924, the award was awarded by the Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt) until 31 December 1935 and from 1936 to 1945 by Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler, but only in isolated cases.

See also

• Colonial Medal (Kolonial-Denkmünze)