Activity badge (Wehrmacht)
The activity badge of the Wehrmacht were equal to the activity badge today's Bundeswehr an award for special proven specialist military training of all three services ( Army , Air Force and Navy ). The Wehrmacht badges were awarded to NCOs and crew ranks. There were also job badges for forage masters , etc. who were responsible for looking after the military pack animals.
Air Force activity badge
designation | Foundation date | Appearance and texture | Troops | image |
Diver activity badge | October 1940 | The Luftwaffe's diver badge was worn on the left sleeve. It was intended for the civilian crew of air traffic control ships and showed a woven diving helmet on a dark blue basic cloth (or with the table shirt on a gray Trillich) . | air force |
- Badge of activity of the anti-aircraft artillery
Activity badge of the Kriegsmarine
- Gun leader for sea target and anti-aircraft artillery of smaller vehicles (flaming grenade, 1 angle)
- Gun leader for medium artillery of ships or destroyers (flaming grenade, 2 angles)
- Gun leader for heavy artillery of ships (flaming grenade, 3 angles)
- Flak machine gunner or flak observer (flaming grenade with two side wings)
- Flakgeschützführer II (flaming grenade with two side wings, including 1 angle)
- Flakgeschützführer I (flaming grenade with two side wings, including two angles)
See also
literature
- James Lucas: Handbook of the Wehrmacht. 1939-1945. A reference work. Tosa-Verlag, Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-85492-152-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uniforms Market . Vol. 7, 1940, p. 163.