Fast Attack Craft War Badge

Fast Attack Craft War Badge
Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen
TypeBadge
Awarded forservice on fast attack craft or torpedo boats
Presented byNazi Germany
EligibilityMilitary personnel
Campaign(s)World War II
StatusObsolete
Established30 May 1941

The Fast Attack Craft War Badge or S-Boat War Badge (German: 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]

  1. ^ Angolia 1987, p. 142.
  2. ^ Angolia 1987, p. 143.