German Army Combat Engineers Signals Personnel Trade Badge Patch

The pre-1937 pattern Combat Engineers Signals trade badge is in the form of a vertically oval, green badge cloth base with a central, machine embroidered, downward pointing, blitz arrow in black rayon threads with white backer thread. Cloth backer still attached. Patch designed for the great coat.

As the spearhead troops, personnel serving with Combat Engineer units, generally experienced higher casualties rates then standard units.