| Year | Honour |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Médaille de l’Aéronautique (France) |
| n.d. | Médaille du Travail of SNECMA (France) |
| 1964 | Appointment as honorary professor at the Technische Universität Berlin |
| 1965 | Commandeur d’Honneur |
| n.d. | Honorary member of the German Aerospace Society Lilienthal-Oberth (DGLR) – listed alongside personalities such as Ludwig Bölkow, Ulf Merbold and Eberhard Rees |
| n.d. | Honorary member of the Hermann Oberth Society |
| n.d. | Admission to the “Commanderie du Bontemps” |
| 1992 | Naming of Gerhard-Eggers-Straße in Bremen |