BACKGROUND: The Panzer Assault Badge in bronze was introduced by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch on June 1^ST 1940 for award to Panzer-Grenadier, medical, and armored car personnel who participated in three different armored assaults on three different days. The design of the badge was identical to the earlier instituted Panzer Assault Badge in silver for Panzer personnel except for the coloration.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Die struck alloy construction, partially scooped backed, badge with a bronze washed finish features a vertically oval, oak-leaf wreath with a Wehrmacht style eagle with down-swept wings, clutching a canted swastika in its talons, superimpose to the top center, encompassing the forward, cut-out, profile of a tank. The bronze washed finish is retained about 90% with small spots of wear to the base alloy and some minor oxidization spotting. The bronze wash has dulled with age and has a flat matte greyish/tan appearance. The reverse of the badge has subtly scooped depressions to the tank barrel and body. The reverse has a crimped, soldered, hinge, a thin round vertical pin and a soldered catch on a circular base plate all intact. The reverse is well marked with the embossed manufacturer’s name and location, "Frank & Reif Stuttgart".

GRADE ***1/2                             PRICE $295.00