In World War II, sleeve shields were special badges of members of the German Wehrmacht who had participated in certain battles or campaigns. These badges were usually worn on the uniform on the left upper arm. The shape of the shield was based on the locations or areas of the fighting. By the end of the war, the creation of arm shields in the troops increased rapidly. However, very few left the planning stage.
Official foundations
sign
Foundation date
Awarded for
Award numbers
Troops
presentation
Narvik shield
August 19, 1940
Landing in Narvik or taking part in fighting by the Narvik group from April 9 to June 9, 1940
8,527
Army, Air Force, Navy
Cholm shield
July 1, 1942
Defense of the Kholm Pocket from January 21 to May 5, 1942
approx. 5,500
army
Crimean shield
July 25, 1942
Participation in battles prior to and in the capture of Sevastopol in the period from September 21, 1941 to July 4, 1942
approx. 300,000
Army, Air Force
Demyansk Shield
April 25, 1943
Participation in the defense of the Demyansk pocket
approx. 96,000
army
Kuban shield
September 20, 1943
Participation in the battles for the Kuban bridgehead from February 1 to October 9, 1943
approx. 145,000
Army, Air Force, Navy
Warsaw shield
December 10, 1944
Participation in fighting in Warsaw as part of the Warsaw Uprising from August 1 to October 2, 1944
no
Army, Air Force
Sleeve shields not officially donated but issued
sign
Foundation date
Awarded for
Award numbers
Troops
presentation
Lapland shield
Between February and May 1945
Participation in the retreat fighting of the 20th Mountain Army from Finland (September 1944). Presumably, the award began shortly before the end of the war and lasted until mid-1945
unknown
Army, Air Force, Navy
Dunkirk shield
Tradition badge
Battle for the Dunkirk fortress . However, the shield was worn on the left side of the field cap.
approx. 12,000 to 15,000
Army, Navy
Lorient Shield
Tradition badge
Battle for the Lorient Fortress
around 10,000 to 12,000
Army, Air Force
Sleeve shields that have not been implemented
Fakes
Regulations for wearing after 1945
According to the 1957 law on titles, medals and decorations, orders and decorations from the period before 1945 may only be worn without the National Socialist emblems .
See also
literature
Kurt-Gerhard Klietmann : Awards of the German Empire. 1936-1945. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-87943-689-4 .
Adolf Schlicht, John R. Angolia: The German Wehrmacht. Uniforms and equipment 1933–1943. 3 volumes. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1992–1995.
Orders, decorations, awards for work and merit of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS
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