Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Hermann Aurich United Republic of consisting of Gold and red

consisting of Gold and red enamelled insignia

that his religion was Roman Catholic and that his trade was that of Munition Worker

80 (w) x 19

hence pitting on iron scabbard

small chip to side of obverse medallion

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Hermann Aurich United Republic of consisting of Gold and red(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, overlaid by a central Panzer IV advancing over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped and integrated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire