Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade United Republic of A Rupert cross constructed of

A Rupert cross constructed of bronze gilt with red and green enamels

the Cossack collaborators retreated through Slovenia to Italy and surrendered to the British army

produced circa 1935

39 mm x 63

the cross is surmounted by cross swords and an integral suspension ring

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade United Republic of A Rupert cross constructed of(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, 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 and with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41.