Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval - Thin Maker Mark Version GTRexclude His hospitalization over the next

His hospitalization over the next five months took him to various facilities in England

unmarked and bears a vertical pinback with a flat wire catch

minor tarnishing and flecking of enamels

a lovely star with intact enamels and very minimal wear

in a service shirt with the Knight’s Cross clearly visible

Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval - Thin Maker Mark Version GTRexclude His hospitalization over the next(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Instituted December 20th, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). 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 repaired sheet metal hinge, vertical