Description
Product Description: A very nice 25 Engagement Panzer badge produced by JFS in overall excellent condition. This 25 Engagement Panzer badge by JFS is produced out of two pieces of die struck zinc. The obverse retains nearly all of it’s original factory bronze finish. The “25” number box is firmly, and originally, affixed to the front of the badge.The separately attached panzer is affixed with two textbook correct JFS aluminum style rivets. The reverse hardware remains originally crimped in place and with no repairs. The catch recess features the correct anti-rotation device. Overall an outstanding and rare JFS 25 Engagement Panzer in fantastic condition.
Historical Description: Instituted on June 22, 1943, the new grades of the Panzer Assault Badge were in a direct response to the increasing number of soldiers which had continued to accumulate “combat days” after they had met the initial requirements of the standard version. By 1943, the German High Command (OKW) realized the war would not be over as quickly as hoped for, and the need to recognize their soldiers at the front would require a new type of award and criteria. The four grades created by the German High Command were “25”, “50”, “75”, & “100”. The requirements for the Numbered Panzer Assault Badge were like the standard version with the main difference now being the number of combat days required corresponded to the number on the award. For example, the Panzer Assault Badge with a “25” box would have required the soldier to have 25 combat assaults on 25 different days. Many soldiers in the German Army did not live to see the required “combat days” for the higher grades. This especially holds true for the higher “75” and “100” grades of the award. The numbered grades used the same design pattern as the standard version. However, the new grades of the Panzer Assault Badge have more enhanced features such as enlarged eagle and wreath, with the addition of a number box at the bottom of the wreath to denote grade.
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