Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive he was advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel

he was advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel and given command of the 3rd Battalion

Ferdinand declared war and attacked his former allies

measuring 165x231mm

itself constructed of heavy black leather and stitched into a loop for belt suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive he was advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel(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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the