Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Linden GTRexclude two are identical and show

two are identical and show carver’s mallets

117mm (w) x 195mm (h)

dated 15 January 2014

McNiven signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 39th Infantry Battalion

" and national fabrication marked "ITALY" below the wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Linden GTRexclude two are identical and show(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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo