Panzer Assault Badge (Panzerkampfabzeichen).
Maker marked 'A.S', Adolf Scholze.
Look better in hand than what the picture show. The pin and catch is still intact.
Dug find outside Prague together with a lot of other stuff, awards, dog tags etc.
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HISTORY:
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.
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