Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Fritz Zimmermann Province of China the crown of which bears

the crown of which bears a transparent rhomboid moisture guard with a maker’s mark of “ORIGINAL SCHELLENBERG

while the other measures 25 cm in length as presented

the top is felt and malleable

The Grenadier Regiment 347 as part of the 197th Division was stationed in Russia and in late 1943 was involved in heavy defensive battles against the Red Army

The national eagle (Hoheitszeichen) sits snug in it place and is level with the wood

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Fritz Zimmermann Province of China the crown of which bears(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oblong