Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt Newly Listed obverse lid depicts profile of

obverse lid depicts profile of Sturmabteilung Brownshirt over inscription “Schwarzes Korps” (“Black Corps”)

weighing 31 grams with the strap on

There was severe fighting in the surrounding hills and on the outskirts of the plain and the Japanese succeeded in cutting a long section of the Imphal-Kohima road and holding it for over three months

He embarked the Far East on September 19th

Colonel George Thairs was a member of the Officers' Training Corps at Camp Borden

Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt Newly Listed obverse lid depicts profile of(Panzerkampfabzeichen). Constructed of oval shaped silvered zink, partially hollow reverse, 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 vertical needle style pin, with a crimped barrel hinge and a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Adolf Schwerdt on the reverse,