General Patton stated later that he didn't know for sure
a superb dedicated display piece signed by veterans of a legendary Luftstreitkräfte unit in fair condition
Aurich (marked on reverse)
with an extremely sharp edge but a dinged tip
9mm (h – inclusive of surmounting cross)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive General Patton stated later that(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, with a barrel hinge situated within a rectangular frame and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch