Tank destruction badge?
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Tank destruction badge?
Was the tank destruction badge awarded to the FJ?
Does anybody have any photographs of a fleigerbluse with one on?
Cheers
PJ
Does anybody have any photographs of a fleigerbluse with one on?
Cheers
PJ
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Here you go:
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and a famous one was Willi Peters who got the badge in gold (3 tanks in the Ardennes)
![Image](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4843/1121755488fjmedals6xg56pc1.jpg)
and a famous one was Willi Peters who got the badge in gold (3 tanks in the Ardennes)
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The interesting thing is he's wearing all three assault badge variations. Never seen that before?
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Yes that's the Fallschirmjäger Chrismas tree.Mikkel wrote:Holy cr*p!
This will be the next fashion for Beltring 2009: wear all the badges you can carry
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Re: Tank destruction badge?
WTF ?Salacious Crumb wrote:Here you go:
and a famous one was Willi Peters who got the badge in gold (3 tanks in the Ardennes)
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I bet the enemy would hear him before they saw him
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"Jingle-jangle" whats's that noise?, oh its the FJ Jimmy Savile!"
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Regards P.
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I know its an outstanding picture and very unusual, but we are looking at a very brave front line soldier. Compared to most experienced front line Fallschirmjager he is a killing machine!!!! just look at what he has been awarded!
3 tank destruction badges - thats getting up close and personnel to an enemy tank and destroying it by hand.
Close combat clasp - sustained hand to hand fighting with the enemy.
3 different types of assault badge - why he has three I have no idea, but to get just one he needs to be in constant fighting with the enemy for 30 days.
Silver wound badge - severe injury resulting in a hospital stay.
Iron cross 1st and 2nd class - acts of bravery.
I suspect that this picture is taken in Europe, post Normandy. But I think that alot of these awards were earned on the eastern front. Note no narvik shield, Kreta or Africa armband. So he is not one of the early FJ.
3 tank destruction badges - thats getting up close and personnel to an enemy tank and destroying it by hand.
Close combat clasp - sustained hand to hand fighting with the enemy.
3 different types of assault badge - why he has three I have no idea, but to get just one he needs to be in constant fighting with the enemy for 30 days.
Silver wound badge - severe injury resulting in a hospital stay.
Iron cross 1st and 2nd class - acts of bravery.
I suspect that this picture is taken in Europe, post Normandy. But I think that alot of these awards were earned on the eastern front. Note no narvik shield, Kreta or Africa armband. So he is not one of the early FJ.
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That's an impressive career for someone in maybe their early 20's?
Bollo**s to those sas things in their poofy pink vehicles, this man was a real fighter...
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could he be transfered at some point from the Wehrmacht to the Luftwaffe?
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Flash git!
Typical isnt it.
You have a uniform that looks lovely with a minimal amount of shiny things. Less is so much more.
Then some wee smartarse comes up and ruins it for everyone.
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Typical isnt it.
You have a uniform that looks lovely with a minimal amount of shiny things. Less is so much more.
Then some wee smartarse comes up and ruins it for everyone.
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Re: Tank destruction badge?
Well yes but he would still keep his old assault badge,or change it for a lufty one, just not both.Salacious Crumb wrote:could he be transfered at some point from the Wehrmacht to the Luftwaffe?
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