Ärmelabzeichen für Gebirgsjäger
The "Ärmelabzeichen für Gebirgsjäger" was instituted on May 2nd 1939 for members of the German Mountain forces. The decoration depicts a Edelweiss flower as symbol of the moutains, surrounded by a entangled rope held by climbing iron and picknail. The decoration was sewn or woven on a dark green oval piece of cloth. It was worn on the upper right arm. Variations are known out of silver threat, felt, machine woven and cupperbrown version for Gebirgsjäger who operated in Africa.
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bachmaier, Friedrich Dr | 30-03-1903 | 12-09-2001 |       more |
 | Backhaus, Fritz Gustav | 09-02-1915 | 07-03-1971 |  more |
| Bauer, Johann 'Hans' (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99) | 15-12-1916 | 14-01-1974 |  more |
| Bauer, Michael (Infanterie-Regiment 499) | 24-02-1895 | 15-02-1943 |       more |
| Beierlein, Albert |  | ||
| Berchtold, Georg (Gebirgsjäger-Feldersatz-Bat.79) | 03-06-1903 | 00-03-1945 |   |
| Bernegger, Rupert | | ||
| Beutner, Wolfgang (Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 94) |  | ||
| Blumentritt, Max (4. Gebirgs-Division) | 14-11-1893 |     more | |
| Braun, Karl (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98) | | ||
| Brüninghoff, Wilhelm 'Willi' (Gebirgsjäger-Reg.98) | 24-10-1917 | 15-10-1944 | |
| Buchner, Johann (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13) | | ||
 | Bullion, Graf von, Wolfgang (Gebirgsjäg.Reg.144) | 09-04-1918 | 04-02-1943 | |
 | Busse, Hans "Harry" (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 206) |   more | ||
| Bussjäger, Albert (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91) | 00-00-1942 | |
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