Instituted on October 18, 1938. Awarded to participants in the annexation of the Sudetenland into Germany, including members of the armed forces and civilians who contributed to the operation. The obverse shows two male figures — one helping the other onto a podium bearing the German eagle with a swastika, with a flag in the background. The reverse reads: “EIN VOLK • EIN REICH • EIN FÜHRER • 1. OKTOBER 1938” (“One People, One Empire, One Leader, 1 October 1938”).
The ribbon is black with a central red stripe and white edges.
Also shown is the campaign bar “Prager Burg Spange” (Prague Castle Clasp), awarded for participation in the later occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939.