Germany, Heer. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Frank & Reif Auction flying the Bristol Fighter

flying the Bristol Fighter

The breeches measure 450 mm across the waist x 1

each approx

the regiment was sent to the Eastern (Russian) front as a unit within the Third Division "Principo Amadeo Duca d'Aosta"

Private McCullock was awarded the Military Medal for actions taken at Passchendaele

Germany, Heer. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Frank & Reif Auction flying the Bristol Fighter(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Instituted 20. 12. 1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Braunchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). Constructed of oval shaped silvered zink, the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge, the reverse plain, with a sheet metal hinge and a round wire catch, an unmarked example,