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Panzerkampfabzeichen - Panzer Badge
The Silver Panzer Badge was introduced on December 20th of 1939 by the order of Generaloberst von Brauchitsch. It was to be awarded to drivers, radio operators, gunners and panzer commanders. The Bronze Panzer Badge was introduced by the order on June 1st of 1940. It was to be awarded to crews of armored fighting vehicles other than tanks. After June of 1943, the Silver and Bronze Panzer Badges were considered inadequate to represent long service with armored units engaged in longer battles. The basic pattern was modified to incorporate the numbers 25, 50, 75, 100 and 200 to represent a total of days in actual combat.
The criteria for the Silver Panzer Badge were:
1) To have taken part in 3 armored assault on 3 different days.
2) To have been wounded in an assault.
3) To have won a decoration for bravery in an assault.
Panzer Battle Badge was awarded in the following classes:
1) Silver Panzer Badge
2) Silver Panzer Badge - 25 Class
3) Silver Panzer Badge - 50 Class
4) Silver Panzer Badge - 75 Class
5) Silver Panzer Badge - 100 Class
6) Silver Panzer Badge - 200 Class (undocumented)
7) Bronze Panzer Badge
8) Bronze Panzer Badge - 25 Class
9) Bronze Panzer Badge - 50 Class
10) Bronze Panzer Badge - 75 Class
11) Bronze Panzer Badge - 100 Class
12) Bronze Panzer Badge - 200 Class (undocumented)
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Wehrmacht and Waffen SS Ranks
Wehrmacht | | Waffen SS | Sch黷ze | Rifleman | SS-Sch黷ze | Obersch黷ze | Chief Rifleman | SS-Obersch黷ze | Gefreiter | Lance Corporal Junior Cadet | SS-Sturmmann | Obergefreiter | Corporal | SS-Rottenf黨rer | Stabsgefreiter | Staff Lance Corporal | | Unteroffizer | Junior NCO | SS-Unterscharf黨rer | Unterfeldwebel | Junior Sergeant | SS-Scharf黨rer | F鋒nrich | Officer Candidate | | Feldwebel | Sergeant | SS-Oberscharf黨rer | Oberfeldwebel | First Sergeant | SS-Hauptscharf黨rer | Hauptfeldwebel | Chief Sergeant | SS-Stabsscharf黨rer | Stabsfeldwebel | Staff Sergeant | SS-Sturmscharf黨rer | Leutnant | Second Lieutenant | SS-Untersturmf黨rer | Oberleutnant | First Lieutenant | SS-Obersturmf黨rer | Hauptmann | Captain | SS-Hauptsturmf黨rer | Major | Major | SS-Sturmbannf黨rer | Obertsleutnant | Lieutenant Colonel | SS-Obersturmbannf黨rer | Oberst | Colonel | SS-Standartenf黨rer | | Brigadier General | SS-Obef黨rer | Generalmajor | Major General | SS-Brigadef黨rer | Generalleutnant | Lieutenant-General | SS-Gruppenf黨rer | General | General | SS-Obergruppenf黨rer | Generaloberst | Colonel General | SS-Oberstgruppenf黨rer | Generalfeldmarschall | General Field Marshall | Reichsf黨rer-SS |
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