Flak Artillery Badge Army

The Flak badge of the Army

The Army Flak badge was awarded on a points system and required 16 points to qualify for the award. The recipient could qualify for the award by destroying both ground and air targets. Points were earned in the following manner:

• Destroying an enemy aircraft …..4 points
• For aiding the destruction of an enemy aircraft…. 2 points
• Sound crew (radar) for "First detection of an enemy aircraft". ….1 point
• Searchlight operators for "First detection of an enemy aircraft". ….1 point
• Destruction of a ground target…….1 point

Also awarded to a recipient of the Iron Cross or War Merit Cross as the soldier automatically qualified for the Army flak award.

This was also the case for those Artillery and Flak soldiers killed in the line of duty.

Made of Lead  in a grey zinc finish