Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, As-Marked GTRexclude The author makes a point

The author makes a point of saying that the past is the past

with silver aluminum tresse sewn onto the boards in a U-shape

1913 in Minden

Constructed of silvered tombac in the standard form of a standard German national eagle with out-spread wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on-top of a banner dated “1939” within a pebbled field

remaining vigilant for signs of Japanese invasion but also training in anti-sabotage measures

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, As-Marked GTRexclude The author makes a point(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined 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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked AS within a triangle for a