Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade Hold The word hatamoto literally means

The word hatamoto literally means "at the base of the flag"

He received the Knight’s Cross on November 9

It is finished with an eagle's head as the pommel

Gardiner was elected as the Rhode Island Society's Assistant Secretary

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade Hold The word hatamoto literally means(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed tombak, 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, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse missing its hinge, pinback, and clip, unmarked, measuring 41. 86 mm (w) x 59. 33 mm (h),