Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction An Iron Cross 1939 First

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1

measuring 93 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

maker marked Hoffsttater Bonn

He was promoted to Sergeant on March 31

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction An Iron Cross 1939 First(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,