Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold constructed of a red card

constructed of a red card stock shell

his unit took part in the Battle of Kursk during the summer of 1943

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 370 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

with recipient's name hand scratched into reverse of the wreath

but yet another tank swept the area with fire from a longer range

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold constructed of a red card(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, hollow version,