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Product Description: Here’s a Deumer Panzer Assault Badge in Bronze. This Deumer Panzer Assault Badge is a wartime produced zinc example. Subtle bronze finish remains on the obverse overall, with minor wear to the high points. The reverse hardware remains intact and crimped in place and with no repairs. Textbook style reverse hardware for the producer Wilhelm Deumer. Overall, this is a nice Deumer Panzer Assault Badge in Bronze ready for a collection!
Historical Description: Instituted on December 20th, 1939, the silver Panzer Assault Badge was created to recognize the combat achievement of Panzer crewman who met the combat requirements set forth by the German High Command (OKW). On June 1st, 1940, following the blitzkrieg against France (Fall Gelb), a bronze grade was introduced to include armored reconnaissance, motorcycle riflemen, and panzer-grenadier units. The requirements for both versions were the same, the soldier must have participated in three combat assaults on three separate days to be eligible. As with all the combat badges, multiple assaults on a single day still only counted as one combat day. The Panzer Assault Badge consists of an oak leaf wreath surrounding a Panzer (Tank) with the German National Eagle positioned at the top, clutching a swastika. The Standard Panzer Assault Badges are still seen at military shows, even now. The German Army had thousands of Panzer crewmen who became eligible for the award as the war progressed. Because of the large number of soldiers who had fulfilled the requirements for the award, a high demand for producing of the Panzer Assault Badge was needed. In response to this, approximately 35 manufacturers were authorized to produce the award between 1939 and 1945. Many of these manufacturers created their own version of the badge by artistically designing their own version of the eagles, wreaths, and tanks on the badge. The design of one Panzer badge may not be identical to the next one encountered. This makes the collecting of the different manufacturers, and their variants, its own niche in the hobby. In recent years, the Panzer Assault Badge has become a popular collectible, and as a result, fewer are seen on the market today than in years prior.
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