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((Infobox military award
|name= German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship
| subheader        = ''Schützenschnur''
|image= SchützenschnurGold(Montage).jpg
|image_size= 
|caption= 
|presenter=the Federal Republic of Germany
|type=Military Lanyard
|eligibility= Soldiers of the German armed forces and Allied nations
|awarded_for=Marksmanship
|status=Currently awarded
|description=Three classes: gold, silver and bronze
|established=27 January 1894 ((small|(historic)))<br />16 July 1954 ((small|(current)))
))

The '''German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency''' (((lang-de|Schützenschnur))) is a decoration of the [[Bundeswehr]], the armed forces of the [[Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]].

The decoration is awarded to German military personnel of all grades but is only allowed to be worn by enlisted members. The German armed forces regulations point out that "the Schützenschnur is a decoration for weapons proficiency for enlisted soldiers." Officers can receive the award, although it is not currently authorized to be worn on their uniforms. Foreign military members also may be awarded the badge.  The German military regulation on officers still applies, permitting only enlisted members to wear the badge.

==History==
[[File:UnteroffizierInfRgt130.jpg|100px|thumb|left| Corporal from a Prussian infantry regiment wearing a Schützenschnur in 1894]]

The history of the ''Schützenschnur'' dates back to the [[Eighty Years' War]] where Spanish troops were ordered to hang any Dutch person who carried a musket. Therefore Spanish musketeers began to carry ropes which were often carried over one shoulder.((cn|date=November 2020))
Awarding a cord as a decoration began in the early 18th century in Prussia under [[Frederick William I of Prussia]].

With the reorganization of the [[Prussian Army]] under [[Gerhard von Scharnhorst]] the ''Schützenschnur'' became an official military award.

The [[Reichswehr]] and later the [[Wehrmacht]] adapted the ''Schützenschnur'' as an award for proficiency in marksmanship. The award existed in 12 different levels with different versions for infantry and armored troops.((r|Lexikon-der-Wehrmacht-Schutzenschnur))

In 1957 the [[Bundesgrenzschutz]] introduced the Schützenschnur.

A similar decoration existed within the East German [[National People's Army]] and the [[Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic]].

== Requirements for qualification ==
To earn the award one must successfully shoot weapons from all three classes:

# Pistol (current service pistol is the [[Heckler & Koch USP|P8]])
# Rifle (there are several rifles in service, the standard rifle is the [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]])
# Heavy weapon (for example machine gun ([[Rheinmetall MG3|MG3]]) or antitank launcher ([[Panzerfaust 3]])

The awarded grade is determined by the lowest weapon qualification (e.g. if you qualify all gold and one bronze, you are awarded the bronze.).

== Classes/grades ==
((multiple image
| width = 100
| image1            = Schützenschnur in Bronze (Plakette).jpg
| caption1          = Class 1 (Bronze)
| image2            = Schützenschnur in Silber (Plakette).jpg
| caption2          = Class 2 (Silver)
| image3            = Schützenschnur in Gold (Plakette).jpg
| caption3          = Class 3 (Gold)
))
* German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Bronze (Schützenschnur in Bronze) is awarded for shooting with the [[Heckler & Koch G36|rifle]] and the [[Heckler & Koch USP|pistol]] and the machine pistol with at least two scores in at least bronze (medical service at least one score in at least bronze). The admissible categories of weapon depends on the branch of the service member.  The category of heavy weapons (most commonly the [[Rheinmetall MG3|machine gun]]) is not mandatory to earn the bronze badge. The rifle, pistol and machine pistol are the only weapons that require minimally score of bronze.
* German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Silver (Schützenschnur in Silber) is awarded for shooting by a service member with his designated "light" weapon (pistol, rifle or machine pistol) and one of the "heavy" weapons (machine gun or Panzerfaust) with all scores at least in silver.
* German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Gold (Schützenschnur in Gold) is awarded for shooting by a service member with his designated "light" weapon (pistol, rifle or machine pistol) and one of the "heavy" weapons (machine gun or Panzerfaust) with all scores at least in gold.

The number of exercises depends on the chosen (or ordered) weapon and the grade of the badge. A member of the medical branch, for example, can reach the bronze badge by two exercises with the pistol. A paratrooper needs for the gold badge one exercise with the G36 rifle (or three with the G3 rifle) AND two with the MG3 machine gun (or two with the Panzerfaust).

The German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency in Gold is awarded with the number 5, 10, 15 etc. for annually retaking.

=== Design ===
*The Army and Air Forces version of the award is a silver colored rope with a round metal badge on a flat end near the top of the rope, on its center it displays the German eagle surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves.
*The Navy version of the award looks the same except the rope's color is navy blue.

== See also ==
*[[Awards and decorations of the German Armed Forces]]
*[[German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency]]

== References ==
((reflist|refs=
<ref name="Lexikon-der-Wehrmacht-Schutzenschnur">((cite web | url = http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Orden/Schutz.Schnr..htm | date = n.d. | title = Schützenschnüre | website = Lexikon der Wehrmacht | language = de | access-date = 2019-01-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180118214556/http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Orden/Schutz.Schnr..htm | url-status = live | archive-date = 2018-01-18))</ref>
))

[[Category:Military awards and decorations of Germany (Bundeswehr)]]
[[Category:Braids]]
[[Category:Military awards and decorations for marksmanship]]
[[Category:1894 establishments in Germany]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1894]]

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