Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Karneth GTRexclude with blue enamel loss on

with blue enamel loss on obverse

the citation appearing in the same issue of the London Gazette: "This officer has completed very many sorties during which he has attacked airfields and installations with success

measuring 187 mm (w) x 225 mm (h) folded

the reverse bears the inscription “Für kriegs-verdienst 1939”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Karneth GTRexclude with blue enamel loss on(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, around 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 and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of