Chariot commemorative badge

Chariot commemorative badge

The combat vehicle commemorative badge , the commemorative badge for the former crews of German combat vehicles , also known as battle vehicle badges , was donated on July 13, 1921 by the then Reichswehr Minister Otto Geßler .

The oval badge, which was worn as a pin badge on the left side of the chest, is surrounded by a wreath of oak (left) and laurel leaves (right) and surmounted by a skull with crossed bones. It shows an A7V in the middle .

The skull symbol was adopted by the armored forces of the Wehrmacht during World War II .

The badge was awarded to 99 former members of the chariot divisions (both A7V and loot tank divisions) who were involved in at least three frontline missions or were wounded during one mission.

Probably the best-known bearer of the combat vehicle commemorative badge was the later Colonel General of the Waffen SS, Sepp Dietrich .

literature

• Kurt-Gerhard Klietmann : German Awards. Volume 2: German Empire: 1871–1945. The Order Collection, Berlin 1971.
• Army Ordinance Sheet. 3rd year, Berlin July 15, 1921, No. 41, pp. 299-300, item 460.