Germany, Third Reich. A Special Grade Tank Badge For 75 Panzer Engagments, Later Semihollow Juncker Auction Archive It is a post-war copy

It is a post-war copy of a photo taken in February 1944

the obverse depicting an Iron Cross that is dated “1870/1871” in the center within a wreath

Portela was consulted and indicated that Mitre needed to be operated upon quickly

1820 Hannover Guelphic Order Knight’s Cross with Swords (Guelphen Orden Ritterkreuz mit Schwertern)

just shy of his nineteenth birthday

Germany, Third Reich. A Special Grade Tank Badge For 75 Panzer Engagments, Later Semihollow Juncker Auction Archive It is a post-war copy(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 75). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink; the obverse consisting of a border of oak leaves with a box at the base displaying the numeral 75, with a Panzer superimposed in the centre rolling over wooden logs, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical banjo style pin, a barrel block hinge, and a flat catch on a circular base; with two rivets on the reverse;