Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Buy Now both unmarked and measuring 32

both unmarked and measuring 32 mm (w) x 100 mm (l)

STAATSMÜNZE" (Prussian State Mint) on the edge

the obverse central medallion features the silver gilt right facing head of Marianne

the result of his wounds incurred at Gettysburg

Wartime expansion saw the Aviation Company split into the First Aeronautic Company which deployed to the Azores to hunt U-boats in January 1918 and the First Marine Air Squadron which deployed to France as the newly renamed 1st Marine Aviation Force in July 1918 and provided bomber and fighter support to the Navy's Day Wing

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Buy Now both unmarked and measuring 32(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 beyont the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo