Panzer Assault Badge by A. Wallpach 1942
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A beautiful Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze by Arno Wallpach of Salzburg. The Panzer Assault Badge was awarded to those who had either; taken part in three armored assaults in three different days, had been wounded in the course of an assault or who had earned a bravery decoration in the course of an assault. The bronze class was presented to the Panzergrenadier regiments, tank assault crew, armored reconnaissance units, and medical personnel who went into battle in armored vehicles. It is constructed out of a die struck zinc base that has been bronze washed. The obverse depicts a panzer tank, above a grass field, which is beneath a national closed winged eagle clutching a mobile swastika in its talons and is all surrounded by an oval laurel leaf wreath that is tied together at the bottom. The semi-hollow back reverse shows the correct embossed “1942 AWS” (Arno Wallpach, Salzburg) maker mark. It has acrimped on steel round wire catch, crimped on steel sheet metal hinge and steel round wire pin. It measures 2 3/8 inches tall by 1 5/8 inches wide. See page 552-553 of Philippe de Bock’s “The German Panzer Assault Badge of World War II”. A very unique and beautiful example!
| Rating: | NM |
| Item Number: | M-20916 |
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