Blockade Runner Badge
| Blockade Runner Badge Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher | |
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Designed by Otto Placzeck | |
| Awarded by Nazi Germany | |
| Type | Badge |
| Eligibility | Military and non-military personnel |
| Awarded for | service on warships or merchant vessels that attempted to break through the British sea blockade of Germany |
| Campaign | World War II |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1 April, 1941 |
The Blockade Runner Badge or the Badge for Blockade Runners (German: Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher) was a World War II German military decoration awarded for service on warships or merchant vessels that attempted to break through the British sea blockade of Germany. It was instituted on 1 April, 1941 and first awarded on 1 July of the same year.
Design
The badge was designed by Otto Placzeck in Berlin. It was in either tombac or zinc and featured a ship with a large eagle grasping a swastika on its bow. Around the circumference of the badge is a chain, through which the ship is cutting. The eagle was silvered whilst the rest of the badge was a dark gray colour.
The badge was worn on the left breast pocket of the uniform. A smaller half-size version was awarded for use by civilians and members of the merchant marine.[1]
References
| Decorations to all services | |
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 Heer /  Waffen-SS | |
 Luftwaffe |
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 Kriegsmarine | |
| Campaign Shields | |