Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive both unmarked and measuring 50

both unmarked and measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (l)

again attributed to his 1915 service

he was appointed the GOC of the recently arrived 5th Canadian Armoured Division when it arrived on the Italian Front in November 1943

inside of a round laurel leaf joined together at the bottom by a swastika

buckle attached to the belt via one large and two small prongs

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive both unmarked and measuring 50(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, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a