Naval Front Clasp

Naval Front Clasp Marine-Frontspange
Awarded by Nazi Germany
Type	Badge
Eligibility	Military personnel
Campaign	World War II
Status	Obsolete
Statistics
Established	19 November 1944

The Naval Front Clasp (German: Marine-Frontspange) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to officers and men of the Kriegsmarine in recognition of long, hard front line service for all naval units. The award was instituted on 19 November 1944 by Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz.

References

Klietmann, Kurt-Gerhard (1981) (in German). Auszeichnungen des Deutschen Reiches. 1936–1945. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch ISBN 3-87943-689-4.

List of military decorations of Nazi Germany

Decorations to all services	Clasp to the Iron Cross Eastern Front Medal German Cross German Occupation Medals Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Spanish Cross War Merit Cross War Merit Medal West Wall Medal Wound Badge

Heer / Waffen-SS	Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge Army Anti-Aircraft Badge Blue Division Medal (Germany) Close Combat Clasp General Assault Badge Honour Roll Clasp of the Army Infantry Assault Badge Panzer Badge Sniper's Badge Tank Destruction Badge Wehrmacht Long Service Award Wehrmacht mountain troops badge

Luftwaffe	Aircrew Badge Air Gunner Badge Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge Aviator badge Balloon Observer's Badge Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe Flyer's Commemorative Badge Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe Glider Pilot Badge Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Honor plate Luftwaffe Panzer Battle Badge Observer Badge Parachutist Badge Pilot/Observer Badge Radio Operator Badge

Kriegsmarine	Auxiliary Cruiser Badge Blockade Runner Badge Destroyer War Badge Fast Attack Craft War Badge High Seas Fleet Badge Minesweeper War Badge Naval Artillery War Badge Naval Front Clasp U-boat Front Clasp U-boat War Badge

Campaign Shields	Cholm Shield Crimea Shield Demyansk Shield Kuban Shield Lappland Shield Narvik Shield

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