✚0746✚ German post WW2 Bundeswehr Proficiency Badge Miniature Gold Repeat V25 The name Bundeswehr was proposed

The name Bundeswehr was proposed by the former Wehrmacht general and liberal politician Hasso von Manteuffel

brass and zinc

In the United States military the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency is one of the few approved foreign awards

the seeds of a new West German force started in 1950 when former high-ranking German officers were tasked by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to discuss the options for West German rearmament

since it had to be "bought with blood"

✚0746✚ German post WW2 Bundeswehr Proficiency Badge Miniature Gold Repeat V25 The name Bundeswehr was proposedOriginal Bundeswehr Military Proficiency Badge miniature in GOLD, REPEAT VERSION "25", PERFECT CONDITION!! RARE!! HISTORY OF THE AWARD: The German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency (German: Das Abzeichen fr Leistungen im Truppendienst) is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The decoration is awarded to all German Soldiers. Allied soldiers may also be awarded the badge. Any rank may be awarded