comprising: Iron Cross 2nd class 1914
small fissure evident on the reverse
A circular gilt bronze medal
1906 in Alsenborn in the region on Kaiserslautern/Speyer
Two weeks later he was in action with the 13th when he suffered a gun shot wound (shrapnel) to his right leg
Germany, Heer. A Second War Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction comprising: Iron Cross 2nd class(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Instituted on 20 December 1939 by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). 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, semi hollow, with a vertical needle style pin, ball hinge and a round wire catch,