SA-Wehrabzeichen für Kriegsversehrte
The SA-Wehrabzeichen für Kriegsversehrte (English:) was a sports decoration of the Sturmabteilung for SA members, who had served in WWII, were wounded, disabled, but were still willing to do sports as a process of convalescence and a symbol of positivism and valiant character.
History
The badge was initiated (gestiftet) on 8 October 1943 by Der Stabschef der SA. Wilhelm Schepmann and announced on 21 November 1943 during an Appell (rollcall) of the Führerkorps of SA-Gruppe Pommern in Krössinsee. It was to be the SA equivalent of the Versehrten-Sportabzeichen of the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen from 1942. Adolf Hitler gave permission for this. The foundation represented an extension of the foundation of the SA Sports Badge (SA-Sportabzeichen) and the repetition exercises. Accordingly, the badge could be awarded to all war invalids who took part in military training within the organizations of the NSDAP and distinguished themselves in front of the enemy.
The implementation regulations specified the award. The men had to be over 18 years old. A performance test under medical supervision was required of persons unfit for service due to their war injury. Other people who were still fit for military service and who were wounded or disabled during the war could receive the badge if they had taken part in military training before the injury and had proven their readiness for action. The SA Military Badge for War Invalids also had to be confirmed in repeat tests (annual sports exams).
The edge is formed from an oak leaf wreath. A sword stands in the middle, the blade of which overlaps the edge and protrudes slightly at the top. The hilt of the sword protrudes below the wreath with the end. A rune in the form of a Wolfsangel is superimposed across the hilt (it becoming a part of the rune). These with a raised smooth edge. The deepened inner side is obliquely-vertically hatched. In the middle of the wreath a swastika partially hidden by the blade of the sword. This is placed on top with a raised edging and touches the wreath on the side.[1]
External links
- SA Sportabzeichen / Wehrabzeichen, Lexikon der Wehrmacht