Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Otto Schickle certificate_of_authenticity the reverse with two visible

the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse applique in place

he was promoted to Acting Staff Sergeant on April 1

breather holes directly below the catch

Keitel accepted Hitler's directive for Operation Citadel in 1943

both cyphers in bronze gilt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Otto Schickle certificate_of_authenticity the reverse with two visible(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 flat wire catch, unmarked but