Campaign shields (Wehrmacht)
Campaign shields, also known as campaign arm shields, were badges of differing design awarded to members of the German Wehrmacht for participation in specific battles or campaigns during World War II. Each shield was worn on the left upper arm of the uniform jacket. Where a recipient received more than one shield, the earlier was worn above any later awards.
Official awards
Post-war versions
After an initial ban, the Federal Republic of Germany re-authorised the wear of many World War II military decorations in 1957. This included all official campaign shields except for the Warsaw Shield. Re-designed to remove the swastika emblem, members of the Bundeswehr could wear the shields on their ribbon bar, represented by a small replica of the award on a field grey ribbon.Unofficial or discontinued prior to award
Several shields were either unofficial or had approval withdrawn during the design phase, and were therefore never manufactured and awarded:| Shield | Institution date | Awarded for | Number of awards | Service branch | Image |
"Stalingradschild" | Not proceeded with | Battle of Stalingrad, 1942–43 | - | Army, Air Force | |
| Balkans Shield "Balkanschild" | Not proceeded with | Battles in the Balkans 1944–1945 | - | Army, Air Force | |
| Budapest Shield "Budapestschild" | Not proceeded with | Siege of Budapest, December 1944 to February 1945 | - | Army, Air Force | |
"Dünkirchenschild" | Unofficial locally produced award | Siege of Dunkirk. This shield was worn on the left side of the forage cap | ca. 12,000 to 15,000 | Army, Navy | |
"Lorientschild | Unofficial locally produced award | Siege of Lorient, 1944–45 | ca. 10,000 to 12,000 | Army, Air Force | |
| Memel and Neman Front Shield "Memel- und Njemenfrontschild" | Not proceeded with | Battle in the area of the city of Memel and the river Neman, 1944–45 | - | Army, Air Force | |
| Lappland Shield "Lapplandschild" | Between February and May 1945 | Awarded to the 20th Mountain Army for service in Finland, September 1944 to May 1945. The shield was approved and designed shortly before the war's end, but only produced and awarded unofficially in mid-1945 after Germany's surrender | Unknown | Army, Air Force, Navy |