Fast Attack Craft War Badge

Fast Attack Craft War Badge Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen

Awarded by Nazi Germany
Type	Badge
Eligibility	Military personnel
Awarded for	service on fast attack craft or torpedo boats
Campaign	World War II
Status	Obsolete
Statistics
Established	30 May 1941

The Fast Attack Craft War Badge or S-Boat War Badge (German: Das Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to members of the Kriegsmarine for service on fast attack craft or torpedo boats. It was worn on the lower part of the left breast pocket of the naval service tunic, underneath the 1st class Iron Cross if awarded, or equivalent grade award. Requirements included an outstandingly successful sortie, wounds in action, 12 sorties against enemy vessels or installations, or outstanding leadership.

Recipients of Fast Attack Craft war Badge with Diamonds

Kapitänleutnant Werner Töniges on 16 December 1942
Kapitänleutnant Siegfried Wuppermann on 14 April 1943
Korvettenkapitän Friedrich Kemnade on 27 May 1943
Korvettenkapitän Georg Christiansen on 13 November 1943
Korvettenkapitän Bernd-Georg Klug on 1 January 1944
Korvettenkapitän Klaus Feldt on 1 January 1944
Kapitän zur See Rudolf Petersen on 13 June 1944
Kapitänleutnant Götz Freiherr von Mirbach on 14 June 1944

References

Bibliography

Klietmann, Kurt-Gerhard (1981). Auszeichnungen des Deutschen Reiches. 1936–1945. Motorbuch, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-87943-689-4.

List of military decorations of Nazi Germany

Decorations to all services	Clasp to the Iron Cross Eastern Front Medal German Cross German Occupation Medals Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Spanish Cross War Merit Cross War Merit Medal West Wall Medal Wound Badge

Heer / Waffen-SS	Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge Army Anti-Aircraft Badge Blue Division Medal (Germany) Close Combat Clasp General Assault Badge Honour Roll Clasp of the Army Infantry Assault Badge Panzer Badge Sniper's Badge Tank Destruction Badge Wehrmacht Long Service Award Wehrmacht mountain troops badge

Luftwaffe	Aircrew Badge Air Gunner Badge Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge Aviator badge Balloon Observer's Badge Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe Flyer's Commemorative Badge Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe Glider Pilot Badge Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Honor plate Luftwaffe Panzer Battle Badge Observer Badge Parachutist Badge Pilot/Observer Badge Radio Operator Badge

Kriegsmarine	Auxiliary Cruiser Badge Blockade Runner Badge Destroyer War Badge Fast Attack Craft War Badge High Seas Fleet Badge Minesweeper War Badge Naval Artillery War Badge Naval Front Clasp U-boat Front Clasp U-boat War Badge

Campaign Shields	Cholm Shield Crimea Shield Demyansk Shield Kuban Shield Lappland Shield Narvik Shield

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