Air Gunner Badge, the Glossary
The Air Gunner's and Flight Engineer's badge was a German military decoration awarded to air gunners, mechanics (flight engineers) or aircrew meteorologists who were members of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) after they completed two months training or had taken part in at least five operational flights.[1]
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7 relations: Badge, Iron Cross, Luftwaffe, Nazi Germany, Radio Operator Badge, Swastika, World War II.
- 1942 establishments in Germany
- Awards established in 1942
Badge
A badge is a device or accessory, often containing the insignia of an organization, which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath (e.g., police and fire), a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple means of identification.
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Iron Cross
The Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz,, abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). Air Gunner Badge and Iron Cross are military awards and decorations of Nazi Germany.
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Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.
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Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.
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Radio Operator Badge
The Radio Operator & Air Gunner's Badge is a commonly accepted title for the Luftwaffen-Fliegerschützen-Bordfunker-und Bordmechanikerabzeichen (Combined Air Gunner, Radio Operator and Flight Engineer Badge). Air Gunner Badge and Radio Operator Badge are military awards and decorations of Nazi Germany.
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Swastika
The swastika (卐 or 卍) is an ancient religious and cultural symbol, predominantly found in various Eurasian cultures, as well as some African and American ones.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
1942 establishments in Germany
- 10th U-boat Flotilla
- 12th Luftwaffe Field Division
- 164th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
- 1st Luftwaffe Field Division
- 203rd Security Division
- 2nd Luftwaffe Field Division
- 3rd Luftwaffe Field Division
- 454th Security Division (Wehrmacht)
- 5th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht)
- 5th Luftwaffe Field Division
- 8th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht)
- Air Gunner Badge
- Bunker Fuchsbau
- Central Planning Board
- Cholm Shield
- Close Combat Clasp
- Crete Cuff Title
- Crimea Shield
- DEGRIGES
- Driver Proficiency Badge (Wehrmacht)
- Eastern Medal
- Ecker Dam
- Eschborn Airfield
- Free India Centre
- German Dance and Entertainment Orchestra
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
- HVDC Lehrte–Misburg
- LXI Reserve Corps (Germany)
- Legion Speer
- Lublin airfield camp
- Luftschutzpolizei
- Luftwaffe Field Divisions
- Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg
- Marlag und Milag Nord
- Medal for Gallantry and Merit for Members of the Eastern Peoples
- Mittelsteine
- Salzgitter
- Tank Destruction Badge
- Uckermark concentration camp
- Union of Georgian Traditionalists
- Wolfpack Hecht
- Wolfpack Kreuzotter
- Wolfpack Pfeil
- Wolfpack Tümmler
Awards established in 1942
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- Air Efficiency Award
- Air Gunner Badge
- Air Medal
- Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
- China Service Medal
- Cholm Shield
- Close Combat Clasp
- Crete Cuff Title
- Crimea Shield
- Cross of Merit with Swords (Poland)
- Driver Proficiency Badge (Wehrmacht)
- Eastern Medal
- Gorgas Medal
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
- Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal
- John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
- Legion of Merit
- Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
- Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"
- Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"
- Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"
- Medal for Gallantry and Merit for Members of the Eastern Peoples
- Medal for Merit
- Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal
- National Prize for Literature (Chile)
- National Prize of Art of Chile
- Navy and Marine Corps Medal
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Order of Kutuzov
- Order of Suvorov
- Order of the Lion of Finland
- Order of the Patriotic War
- Order of the Roman Eagle
- Percy Nicholls Award
- Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
- Pulitzer Prize for Photography
- Regeneron Science Talent Search
- Ryerson Fiction Award
- Silver Antelope Award
- Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- St. Olav's Medal with Oak Branch
- Tank Destruction Badge
- Tchernichovsky Prize
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Gunner_Badge
Also known as Air Gunner's and Flight Engineer's badge.