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Silver War Badge listed on a normal Medal Card A Silver War Badge Card The "SWB List" when mentioned on a medal card refers to a single folio list, multiples of which are in medal rolls. Whilst these rolls are physically kept in The National Archives , these rolls can be consulted online via a genealogy service provider.
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The shield was hollow backed and stamped from sheet metal which was usually zinc. The shield was awarded in two versions: silver-gray for the army and Luftwaffe, and a gilded (golden coloured) version for Kriegsmarine. [5] It was mounted on a cloth backing corresponding to the colour of the uniform, and worn on the upper left arm of the uniform ...
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The Silver War Badge, also known as the Services Rendered Badge, from which the movement took its name. The Silver Badge Party was an unofficial political movement which existed in the United Kingdom during and immediately after the First World War. The Party consisted of several groups representing the political interests of former service ...
The badge came into existence on 26 March 1936. [3] It was to be placed on the lower left breast side of the tunic. It was oval in shape with an outside wreath of oak leaves around each side of the rim in polished silver and a Nazi swastika at the base. [4] At the center of the badge was an eagle "perched" atop a boulder with its wings folded down.
The Infantry Assault Badge (German: Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen) was a German military decoration awarded to Waffen-SS and Wehrmacht Heer soldiers during the Second World War. This decoration was instituted on 20 December 1939 by the Commander-in-Chief ( Oberbefehlshaber ) of the German Army , Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch .
The Military General Service Medal (MGSM) was a campaign medal approved in 1847 and issued to officers and men of the British Army in 1848. [note 1] [note 2]The MGSM was approved on 1 June 1847 as a retrospective award for various military actions from 1793–1814; a period encompassing the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Anglo-American War of 1812.