Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction varying in length of study

varying in length of study from two to four years

During the Battle of France in 1940

measuring 75 mm x 95 mm x 19

with a promotion four years later to Major of the Reserve “zur Verfügung” in April 1943

72 mm x 41

Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction varying in length of study(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge, topped by a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with the logo of maker E.