German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship
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| Schützenschnur | |
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 German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency |
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| Awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| Type | Military Decoration |
| Eligibility | Soldiers of the German armed forces and Allied nations |
| Awarded for | Marksmanship |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Description | Comes in three classes: gold, silver and bronze |
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| Established | July 16, 1954 |
The German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency (German: Schützenschnur) is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The decoration is awarded to all German military personnel, but is only allowed to be worn by enlisted members. Under the German armed forces regulations officers are not permitted to wear the award, but they may qualify for and receive it as a keepsake. Foreign military members may also be awrded the badge, but enlisted ranks are the only ones permitted to wear the badge.
In the United States military the German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency (Schützenschnur) is one of the few approved foreign awards.
To earn the award one must successfully shoot the German service rifle (G36 / G3), pistol (P8 / P1) and machine gun (MG3). The awarded grade is determined by the overall score.
The decoration has three grades:
- German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Bronze (Schützenschnur in Bronze) is awarded for shooting with the rifle and the pistol with a score in at least bronze. The machine gun is not compulsory for the bronze badge.
all or one of the weapons with a score in bronze.
- German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Silver (Schützenschnur in Silber) is awarded for shooting with all or one of the weapons with a score in silver
- German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Gold (Schützenschnur in Gold) is awarded for shooting with all or one of the weapons with a score in gold
[edit] Design
The badge is a silver colored rope with a round metal badge on a flat end near the top of the rope, on its center it displays the German eagle surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves.
