German WW2 Sniper Badge 2nd Class

The Sniper's Badge was a World War II German military decoration awarded to snipers. It was instituted on 20 August 1944.

It was awarded in one of 3 classes depending on the soldiers capacity as a sniper. the badge was worn on the upper right forearm above all other insignia on field tunics and other combat smocks but not the greatcoat.

2nd class required the recipient to have 40 confirmed kills.

The badge was permitted to be worn by personnel from:

• Army
• Waffen SS
• Luftwaffe ground troops