Anti-aircraft combat badge

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The Flak Badge of the Luftwaffe was a Badge of the German Wehrmacht in World War II and was on 10 January 1941 the Luftwaffe Hermann Goering donated. It was intended to honor the success of the Luftwaffe's anti-aircraft artillery both in repelling air strikes and in ground combat.

Anti-aircraft combat badge
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Appearance

The combat badge consists of a stylized 8.8 cm gun , which is surrounded by a highly oval wreath of oak leaves, which bears the national emblem of the Air Force on the upper part. The dimensions are approximately: Dimensions of the ring: height 55 mm, width 45 mm; Wingspan of the eagle 40 mm, height 30 mm. Weight 41 grams.

The artistic draft was presented on July 19, 1940 by the Berlin graphic artist Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus. The company CE Juncker in Berlin received the first order on January 31, 1941.

Award terms

The badge of the anti-aircraft cartillery could - also retroactively from the beginning of the war - be awarded to officers, NCOs and men who

  • have been directly involved in fighting enemy aircraft (5 kills). This also included the 150 cm flak headlight batteries and 60 cm flak headlight trains.
  • Have fought in three different combat operations against earth or sea targets under difficult conditions, e.g. B. Destruction of moving tanks or ships.
  • as battery operators were significantly involved in the successful operation and at least 50 percent of the combat batteries had already received the badge.

By decree of January 7, 1942, members of the medical staff had to surrender their badges. Since active participation in combat operations was a prerequisite, for reasons of international law, awarding the combat badge to members of the medical personnel who were under the protection of the Geneva Agreement was out of the question .

Others

According to the law on titles, medals and decorations of July 26, 1957, wearing the award in the Federal Republic of Germany is only permitted without National Socialist emblems.

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