Motor Vehicle Driver and Award Document

Motor Vehicle Driver and Award Document
Motor Vehicle Driver's Trade Badge (Kraftfahrpersonal Tätigkeitsabzeichen)

Gold cord to the sleeve activity badge of the air force drivers (Goldkordel zum ärmeltätigkeitsabzeichen des Kraftfahrpersonals der Luftwaffe).

The Luftwaffe utilized a wide variety of trade specialty badges, introduced at various times, for issue to qualified EM/NCO’s after successful completion of the appropriate training courses. The distinctive trade badges were generally worn on the lower left sleeve of the service tunic and the flight and field blouses as identifying insignia.
The Motor Vehicle Drivers trade badge was introduced on November 8th 1935, for wear by all EM/NCO personnel who had fulfilled the requirements to obtain a military drivers license and were appointed as a driver.
Regulations in mid-1942 introduced gilt cord piping for the Motor Vehicle Drivers trade badge to signify "distinguished performance as a driver". When issued with the additional gilt cord piping the badge came accompanied with an "award" certificate.

Badge:

The badge consists of a Luftwaffe blue/grey wool base with a machine embroidered, stylized Luftwaffe eagle superimposed on the likeness of a vehicle radiator grill, all in silver/grey threads. The outer edge of the badge is trimmed in heavy, twisted, gold celleon cord piping signifying "distinguished performance as a driver".

Award Document:

14,9 x 21 cm medium weight paper document with black, printed script and typewritten details.
The document shows age-typical yellowness.
The ragged edges of the document.