Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Hermann Aurich Auction an Iron Cross 1914 Second

an Iron Cross 1914 Second Class

218 mm x 297 mm x 24 mm in depth

O'Neill was wounded in action at the Battle of Arras on April 26th

along with a black ink size stamp of “56 ½”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Hermann Aurich Auction an Iron Cross 1914 Second(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, 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, with a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with