Germany, Wehrmacht. A POW Trench Art Panzer Assault Badge Plaque Auction Archive 1894 in Mount Mellick

1894 in Mount Mellick

measures 145 mm (w) x 270 mm (l) x 60 mm (d)

A photo of Kapitän zur See (later-Bundesmarine Konteradmiral) Alfred-Karl Smidt (Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

Lapel Ribbon Bar with Miniature Honour Decoration of the Red Cross with War Decoration (two-piece construction

while the reverse bears the date "1943"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A POW Trench Art Panzer Assault Badge Plaque Auction Archive 1894 in Mount Mellick(Panzerkampfabzeichen Grabenkunst Plakette). A prisoner of war (POW) trench art plaque, constructed of dark stained wood, the obverse bearing a hand carved depiction of the Panzer Assault Badge executed in high relief and with exceptional detail, situated within a hand carved rectangular frame, unmarked, measuring 25 cm (w) x 29 cm (h), a truly unique memento of a Wehrmacht servicemans time in captivity in extremely fine condition.