Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade With Case, By Hermann Aurich Auction Archive He was to spend four

He was to spend four weeks in hospital recovering from both maladies

inscribed "HELSINKI 1952"

with only slight loss of gilt finish evident to high-contact points

inscribed "C/JX639290 A/AB" in handwritten black ink on the side panel

tied on a neck cord)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade With Case, By Hermann Aurich Auction Archive He was to spend four(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). 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 wreathed 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 maker unique crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire