Campaign badges?

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**spiralingcadaver**

So, I know that there are various insignia representing different campaigns and battlefields (spiraly thing represents the Maelstrom, IIRC some wing pattern is armageddon, there's also the lightning bolt, etc.) typically a black circle with a white field and a black insignia in the middle.

What I'm curious about is

1- is it only the current badge, or do you have multiple from different campaigns?
2- does anyone have a good list of the different badges, or know where I can find one?

thanks!

**redkommando**

spiralingcadaver wrote:So, I know that there are various insignia representing different campaigns and battlefields (spiraly thing represents the Maelstrom, IIRC some wing pattern is armageddon, there's also the lightning bolt, etc.) typically a black circle with a white field and a black insignia in the middle.

What I'm curious about is

1- is it only the current badge, or do you have multiple from different campaigns?
2- does anyone have a good list of the different badges, or know where I can find one?

thanks!

I believe its only the current campaign badge, but troops could have something representing that they fought in a particular campaign

**English Assassin**

I seem to recall it being mentioned long, long ago (either an old Whitedwarf or Codex: Ultramarines for 2nd ed.) that after a particularly successful campaign, the campaign badge would for the basis for the honours and medals awarded, which seems reasonable enough.

The 'Eavy Metal studio went through a period in the 1990s of plastering campaign badges on everything, thus making everything even more bright and clashing than their white undercoats and garish colourschemes already had.

**1hadhq**

At 1)
To quote Insignium Astartes ( page 63 , published in 2002 ) :

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When an army of the Imperium goes to war it is standard practice for the Imperial commander or general to choose a symbol to act as a campaign badge in accordance with the regulations set down in the codex. This "field sign" is known as the Army Badge and serves to identify all troops and equipment that are operating under this command and helpsthem recognise friendly units on the battlefield. The Army Badge is painted onto Space Marine armor and imperial guard tank alike. Cloth patches may be sewn onto imperial guard fatigues. Huge versions of the badge will be stencilled onto the gigantic armor plates of Titans. Each time the badge is applied the recipient receives a blessing from the Company chaplain if a space marine or from an attached member of the imperial ecclesiarchy if serving in one of the other imperial forces.

The design of the Badge is deliberatly straightforward. Usually it consists of a simple geometric shape overlaid with a motif or it might be a simple stencilled icon. The Army Badge must be instantly recognisable if it is to function as a battlefield identification. Space Marines generally apply the Army Badge to their right leg greave.

The Army Badge is only used for the duration of a single campaign.
Once this is over the various forces that comprise the Imperial Army are dispersed and the Army Badge is either removed or replaced. If a squad, regiment or indeed an individual warrior has performed exceptionally in the campaign, the Army Badge may be incorporated onto their armor, uniform or heraldry as a permanent honor. This is particularly true of banners and standarts and many of the lavish designs seen on Chapter, Company and personality banners are, in part, derived from the Army Badges of previous campaigns.