Pennant for destruction of ships by the coastal defense
The pennant for the destruction of ships by coastal protection was a collective award of the German Navy during the Second World War , which was donated on September 24, 1943 by the Naval War Command of the Navy High Command in two types (pennant and double stand). The award was also possible to members of the air force if they were tactically subordinate to the navy when a ship was sunk.
Award regulations and award authority
A pennant was awarded for the sinking or destruction of a merchant ship or warship up to the size of a destroyer. The double standard was awarded for the destruction of a warship the size of a cruiser and upwards .
The authorization to award or the handing over of the pennant or the double stand took place with award certificates by the
- respective commander in chief of the coastal protection group
- respective commander in chief of a naval command or
- by the admiral of the German naval command Italy
immediately after acknowledging the destruction of the ship. Pennant and double stand did not become the property of the respective unit, but remained as imperial property. If the distinguished unit was disbanded after the award of a pennant or a double stand, its commander-in-chief decided on its whereabouts, but when the unit was moved he remained with the unit. The pennant or double stand was to be placed in the fighting position of the unit or in the accommodation on a flagpole under the Reich war flag or on a special pennant pole.
Description of the pennant and the double stand
The simple red pennant is 300 mm long and 180 mm high. It shows a round white field with the image of a yellow unclear embroidered anchor , in front of which a black iron cross can be seen. The double stand is of the same nature, but has, as is usual with a double stand, a dovetail-shaped recess. Incidentally, the name of the award-winning unit was to be embroidered into the flag leech with a red thread.
literature
- Kurt-G. Klietmann : Awards of the German Reich 1936–1945. A documentation of civil and military badges of merit and honor. 11th edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-87943-689-4 , p. 223.