Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge

Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge Flak-Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe
Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge design by Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus
Type	Badge
Eligibility	Military personnel
Campaign(s)	World War II
Established	10 January 1941

Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (Template:Lang-de) was a World War II German military decoration instituted on 10 January 1941 by the Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe Hermann Göring to commemorate soldiers or servicemen of the Flak Artillery who distinguished themselves in action against enemy aerial or ground attacks (for example, tanks and bunkers).

Designed by Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus, it was of single piece construction with a pin back and clasp. The badge was made in one grade; it had a Luftwaffe eagle at the top, and an oak leaf wreath around the outside rim. In the middle was an 88 mm flak gun with the barrel facing upwards to the right. It was worn on the lower part of the left breast pocket of the service tunic, underneath the 1st class Iron Cross if awarded. The German Army had a similar badge, however, earning points towards it were only awarded for the downing of aircraft and not for ground targets.

References

• Angolia, John (1987). For Führer and Fatherland: Military Awards of the Third Reich. R. James Bender Publishing. pp. 97, 98, 204, 205. ISBN 0912138149. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Klietmann, Kurt-Gerhard Klietmann (1981). Auszeichnungen des Deutschen Reiches. 1936–1945. Motorbuch, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-87943-689-4.

External links

• "Flakkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Flakkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe". World War 2 Awards. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
• Flak Badge