Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Hollow Cupal Version by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Province of China the exterior bearing a hand-painted

the exterior bearing a hand-painted Heer-issue transitional Stahlhelm situated against a backdrop of oak leaves and within a red

He was to change the course of his career when on 17th October 1941 he flew with a 500lb bomb slung under the Hurricane fuselage

He was in good health

Measuring 384 mm (w) x 283 mm (h)

in overall mint condition

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Hollow Cupal Version by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Province of China the exterior bearing a hand-painted(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered cupal, 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 flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of