Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Frank & Reif United Republic of He died in Cologne

He died in Cologne

Instituted in 1798

on its original orange ribbon

24 AUGUST 1962 HAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL TO PRIVATE FIRST CLASS SVEN R

measuring 55 mm (w) x 79 mm (h) inclusive of its lotus blossom suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Frank & Reif United Republic of He died in Cologne(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, surrounding a 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 emanating from a