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  • Thumbnail for German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship
    Scharnhorst the Schützenschnur became an official military award. The Reichswehr and later the Wehrmacht adapted the Schützenschnur as an award for proficiency...
    6 KB (685 words) - 22:34, 30 October 2024
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    German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship (Schützenschnur in Bronze)...
    12 KB (740 words) - 20:02, 20 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency
    demonstrate their skill with one weapon qualification recognized in the Schützenschnur, any of the following are recognized: light (pistole or MP), rifle and...
    9 KB (816 words) - 21:20, 27 October 2024
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    the First and Second World Wars. Nor should it be confused with the Schützenschnur, a multi-weapon marksmanship decoration awarded by Germany to qualifying...
    32 KB (3,965 words) - 11:19, 21 August 2024
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    was promoted to Fahnenjunker ("Officer Candidate"), and received a Schützenschnur lanyard. Wei-kuo commanded a Panzer unit during the 1938 Austrian Anschluss...
    29 KB (2,927 words) - 01:04, 9 November 2024
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    US Army Class A tunic with Belgian fourragère on the left German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship (Schützenschnur) worn on the right...
    24 KB (2,048 words) - 08:27, 25 October 2024
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    Bronze De Fleury Medal Sapper Tab Canadian, Venezuelan, German, Chilean, Kuwaiti, Egyptian and Pakistani parachutist badges German Schützenschnur (Bronze)...
    53 KB (4,636 words) - 11:22, 5 December 2024
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    continuing right up until the present Bundeswehr. This is known as the Schützenschnur (lit. 'shooter-cord') – a braided 'lanyard' denoting a marksman and...
    17 KB (2,439 words) - 21:16, 13 January 2023