Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed Footnote: This star was instituted

Footnote: This star was instituted in 1935 and awarded upon completion of ten years blameless service

German Labour Service in Slovakia Booklet (dated 1943

the wound healed

both Cossack Divisions were transferred into the Waffen-SS and formed the XVth SS Cossack Cavalry Corps

vertical needle style pinback with a functional hinge/catch assembly

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed Footnote: This star was instituted(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, around 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, unmarked, measuring 42. 08 mm (w) x 60. 30 mm