Heer Anti-Partisan Badge

[Blackbird]

Hello,

I`m new to the forum.

Can anyone tell me which areas of operations this award was given for? Was there special units that fought the partisans or was it a general issue award. Putting it into todays circumstances, would it say be awarded to troops involved in counter insurgent operations like Iraq & Afganistan?

BB

[bigjarofwasps]

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/war_badges...tisan_badge.htm

Is well worth a look.

Heinrich Himmler reserved the right to award himself the gold badge.

[Robin Lumsden]

It is worth bearing this in mind.

Shortly after the invasion of Russia, Himmler classified all Jews there as 'bandits'.

Any action against Jewish/Russian civilians...............armed or otherwise..........was regarded as an anti-bandit operation.

So while many German troops undoubtedly fought hard against real partisans to win this badge, many others qualified for it by killing unarmed civilians.