Panzer Assault Badge in Silver – by Hermann Aulrich Dresden!

Description

Nice Condition – Near mint – lights signs of wear. Plenty of silver finish left  85% Plus.

Maker Marked – for the firm Hermann Aulrich – Dresden. 

Die Struck, Zinc Alloy that his been silver washed. This is a textbook example –  Crimp round plate hinge with round wire catch and heavy steel round wire pin.

See page 208 of Philippe de Bocks PAB book. 

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For Tank men – The Wehrmacht Tank Battle badge was introduced on December 20, 1939, in order to recognize the achievements of Panzer personnel who took part in armored assaults.  It was designed by Ernst Peekhaus of Berlin, and was instituted by order of Generaloberst von Brauchitsh.  On June 6^th, 1940, a separate class of the badge, in Bronze, was added in order to recognize the crews of armored vehicles other than tanks (half tracks, assault guns, etc).

Award Criteria

The award criteria was as follows,

• To have taken part in three armored assaults in three different days.
• To have been wounded in the course of an assault. 
• To have earned a bravery decoration in the course of an assault.

As mentioned above, the Silver class was presented to tank commanders, gunners or radio operators while the bronze class was presented to the Panzer-Grenadier regiments, tank assault crew, armored recon units, and medical personnel who went into battle in armored vehicles. The award was authorized through the Panzer Division commander.  

See: www.wehrmacht-awards.com