A Miniature Second War German Silver Grade Tank Badge Stick Pin Hold which would have made him

which would have made him 56 and not the 47 he stated when he enlisted in March 1917

notwithstanding the costs involved

1944 (three more of von Freistedt’s signatures appear in the Soldbuch)

30 mm x 137 mm)

as does the blade spine and has a sharp tip

A Miniature Second War German Silver Grade Tank Badge Stick Pin Hold which would have made himA second war German miniature Panzerkampfabzeichen stick pin; oval shaped silvered tombac; 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 the left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical 45 mm long knurled needle; measuring 16 mm x 11 mm; with approximately 40% of the original silvering remaining. Accompanied by a wax