Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold with recipient's name hand scratched

with recipient's name hand scratched into reverse of the wreath

number stamped "1374618" on the reverse

his unit took part in the Battle of Kursk during the summer of 1943

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 370 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

but yet another tank swept the area with fire from a longer range

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold with recipient's name hand scratched(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, with 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 meeting a round wire catch, hollow version,