Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Wilhelm Deumer - “Early” Hollow Zink Variant GTRexclude with scattered mothing and soiling

with scattered mothing and soiling evident

maker marked "DRAGO 43

unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Rudolf Souval

Due to inter-wartime production troubles and lack of raw materials

2nd Canadian Divisional Employment Company was discharged upon demobilization at Dispersal Station "B"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Wilhelm Deumer - “Early” Hollow Zink Variant GTRexclude with scattered mothing and soiling(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Instituted December 20th, 1939. (Mid to Late War Issue). A textbook example by this maker. Constructed of bronzed zinc, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a