Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction The defeat of the Ottoman

The defeat of the Ottoman fleet also speeded up rebellions by minority groups in the Ottoman Empire

Grand Cross star

72 mm x 41

while attacking the Drocourt-Quéant Line

During the Battle of France in 1940

Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction The defeat of the Ottoman(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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, topped by a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with the logo of maker E.