Fast Attack Craft War Badge Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen
Type
Badge
Awarded for
service on fast attack craft or torpedo boats
Presented by
Nazi Germany
Eligibility
Military personnel
Campaign(s)
World War II
Status
Obsolete
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 patrol/torpedo boats. The award was instituted on 30 May 1941.[1] Requirements to receive the award included: an outstandingly successful sortie, wounded in action, 12 sorties against enemy vessels or installations, or outstanding leadership.[2]
^Angolia 1987, p. 142.
^Angolia 1987, p. 143.
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