Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Richter Auction Archive Footnote: The medal was instituted

Footnote: The medal was instituted in 1991

where he served twenty-one months

An SS Service Report for the 6th North Division - Single Page front and back

the year following his wife's death

no doubt Austrian (likely V

Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Richter Auction Archive Footnote: The medal was instituted(Panzerkampfabzeichen). Design Type V. A badge constructed of silvered zink, the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge, the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, with a crimped hinge and a C shaped catch, maker marked RRS for Rudolf Richter, Schlag bei Gablonz, measuring 41. 96 mm (w) x 60.