Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tank Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Unknown Maker I Auction Archive Shaw was Killed in Action

Shaw was Killed in Action at the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino

constructed of silvery flat and round wires

He and his wife later moved back to England

a textbook example on genuine parchment

which was later absorbed into the 1st Reserve Battalion

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tank Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Unknown Maker I Auction Archive Shaw was Killed in Action(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of oval shaped bronzed 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; measuring 42. 22 mm (w) x 60. 20 mm (h); weighing 30. 8 grams; better