Original German WWII Panzer Assault Tank Badge Bronze Grade by Hermann Aurich in Original Box Chinese Militaria The blade is genuine due

The blade is genuine due to a few tell tale characteristics that include:

both front and back plates retain their original substantial brass facings however one chained shoulder strap is has torn leather that could be reattached with good adhesive

Weakened by the casualties taken just in landing

1945 War Merit Cross KvK 2nd Class in Bronze with Medal and packet named to Unteroffizier Hans Wiechers of a Panzer Grenadier Regiment

Wilfred Ernest Meinzen army serial number 15119698 enlisted on 04 Feb 1943

Original German WWII Panzer Assault Tank Badge Bronze Grade by Hermann Aurich in Original Box Chinese Militaria The blade is genuine dueOriginal Items: Only One Available. The Panzer Badge (German: Panzerkampfabzeichen) was a World War II German military decoration awarded troops in armored divisions. The Panzer Badge was introduced on 20 December 1939, in order to recognize the achievements of Panzer personnel who took part in armored assaults. It was designed by the Berlin firm of Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus, and was instituted by order of Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch. On 6 June