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KM speedboat badge (OS-2nd)

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KM speedboat badge (OS-2nd)

Reference : MNL236BCDE

Reproduction of the Kriegsmarine speedboat badge,
2nd model from January 1943.
Old silver finish.
Attachment on back.
Manufacturer's markings.

High-quality craftsmanship.
Made in the Philippines.
Registered postage included.

The Fast Boat Battle Badge (Schnellboot-Kriegsabzeichen in German) is a German military decoration of the Third Reich. It was created on May 30, 1941 to reward sailors who had performed meritorious service aboard the Kriegsmarine's torpedo-launching speedboats, which until then had been rewarded with the Destroyer Battle Badge.

To obtain this badge, the following conditions had to be met:
- Participation in twelve operational patrols.
- Having been wounded during a mission.
- Participate in a successful mission.
- To have seen one's ship sink.

The badge was designed by Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus in Berlin, who drew two models (the first in May 1941, the second in January 1943 with the help of korvettenkapitän Rudolf Petersen), featuring an oval crown of oak leaves, surmounted by an eagle, wings outstretched and holding between its talons a small swastika protruding slightly from the crown. The attachment at the bottom of the wreath resembles a ribbon.
The motif in the center depicts a torpedo boat, seen in profile, breaking the waves from right to left and slightly biting the wreath (1st model), or protruding from the wreath (2nd model).

The badge was worn on the left pocket of the jacket (or shirt) under the iron cross, if present.

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17.90 €

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