Germany. A Silver Grade Tank Badge By Hermann Aurich GTRexclude sewn onto grey wool backer

sewn onto grey wool backer

This first day of battle is also known as the first day of the Hundred Days Offensive that ultimately led to the end of the First World War

meaning “flying coffins”)

maker marked "LAMB S

Germany. A Silver Grade Tank Badge By Hermann Aurich GTRexclude sewn onto grey wool backerA second war German Panzerkampfabzeichen; oval shaped 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 with a vertical needle style pin, a crimped sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; maker marked with the stylized logo of Hermann Aurich on the reverse;