Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, AS Maker United Republic of 5 cm (w) x 28

5 cm (w) x 28 cm (l) x 15

and was married to his wife Rose prior to enlisting for the First World War on March 15

issued at headquarters on 29 March 1942

message on the other side

George VI on pin bar

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, AS Maker United Republic of 5 cm (w) x 28(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a ball hinge situated within a crimped base and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire