Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Frank & Reif Archive date stamped "1939" and stamped

date stamped "1939" and stamped "LBA" (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt = Airforce Clothing Department) on the termination point of the strap

Werkn: "1057" and the Plath logo

owner-attributed

free of mothing and discolouration

Malaria and dysentery were prevalent diseases

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Frank & Reif Archive date stamped "1939" and stamped(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, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked FRANK &