Torpedo Boat War Badge (Romania)
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The Torpedo War Badge was a Romanian war badge awarded during the Second World War to members of the Royal Romanian Navy , which was donated by Marshal Ion Antonescu on May 27, 1943 by ordinance by the Ministry of National Defense .
Award requirements
The torpedo war badge was awarded to all crew members of torpedo ships of the Romanian Navy if they were entrusted with security tasks for 40 days at sea in various acts of war or for 20 days at sea. Also in two verifiable sea battles with surface vehicles.
Appearance and wearing style
The oval torpedo war badge is gray and silver and shows an oak leaf wreath in its lower half and the inscription: TORPILOARE in its upper half . In the middle of it, the center of a moving torpedo ship with ship superstructures can be seen, which, coming from right to left, crosses on stylized waves. The upper end of the war badge is adorned with the royal Romanian crown. It was worn as a cross with all military suits under the medal buckle on the left breast pocket.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Romanian State Gazette No. 138 of June 17, 1943, publication of the text in the magazine Uniform Markt, year 1943, issue No. 7, page 3