Armored troop badge of the Condor Legion
The armored troop badge of the Condor Legion was created in the autumn of 1936 and awarded by the commander of the German armored troops Wilhelm von Thoma during the Spanish Civil War to crews of armored vehicles and tank destroyers who spent at least three months in the theater of war and who behaved in an exemplary manner during this time.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Colonel-General Walther von Brauchitsch, approved the badge created by the troops with an order dated July 10, 1939 in recognition of the excellent achievements of the armored troops in Spain 1936-39 .
The high oval award, mostly made of brass or silver , is made of an oak wreath that is tied together at the bottom. It shows a skull over crossed bones . Below is an armored car pointing to the left.
The award was worn as a pin badge on the left side of the chest.
literature
- Army Ordinance Sheet, Volume 21 - Berlin, August 1, 1939 - 44th edition - Part A - Sheet 8, pp. 54–55.
- Kurt-Gerhard Klietmann : German Awards. Volume 2: German Empire: 1871–1945. The Order Collection, Berlin 1971.