K007970 MEDIUM ARTILLERY SHIP GUN CHIEF'S SPECIALTY TRADE BADGE.
(Sonderausbildung Abzeichen für Geschützführer-für Mittelartillerie der Schiffe)BACKGROUND: On entering Kriegsmarine service all personnel were assigned and trained for a specific career. These careers consisted of a wide variety of specialty trades and functions with some of the careers restricted to certain rank groups. On successful completion of the appropriate training, personnel were issued distinctive career insignia to be worn on the upper left sleeve of the uniforms. For EM/NCO’s the career insignia could be worn combined with the rank insignia or as separate insignia. Regulations dictated that the base color of the insignia was to match the color of the uniform it was worn on. Of Note: The Specialist career insignia for Junior NCO’s and EM’s was originally introduced in 1933, with a few later additions and was slightly different then the standard career insignia in that more in-depth training was required and the emblems were worked in red thread as opposed to the gilt metal, golden yellow or cornflower blue emblems of the standard career insignia. The Specialist career insignia was modified in 1940 and remained in use for the duration of the war. In all the Kriegsmarine utilized no fewer then thirty-one assorted specialist career badges. The Geschützführer-für Mittelartillerie der Schiffe, (Medium Artillery Ship Gun Chief), badge was originally introduced in 1933 as Geschützführer I. Klasse, (Gun Chief 1ST Class), and was redesignated in 1940.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The 1940 pattern insignia consists of a roughly, 90mm tall, 70mm wide, vertically oval, deep, navy blue wool base with a hand embroidered, vertical, artillery shell with five "flames" emanating from the top edge, positioned above two chevrons all in bright red threads. The reverse of the insignia has a protective, black fabric backing intact.
GRADE ****1/2 PRICE $45.00
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