Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade For 25 Engagements, By Josef Feix Söhne Hold 7mm(w) x 85

7mm(w) x 85

and Acting Sergeant Henry Smith

the obverse depicting the crowned cipher of Ludwig

While still with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps

His continued exposure to damp surroundings in the Fall

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade For 25 Engagements, By Josef Feix Söhne Hold 7mm(w) x 85(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 25). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a raised number 25, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set around a central Panzer IV rolling over logs, with its left tread tending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback