Condition: Excellent
Maker: Deumer
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Product Description: This Panzer Badge in Bronze is a very attractive example. It is made of stamped zinc. The obverse retains most of the original, factory applied bronze finish, with dark chocolate brown shades. Light wear exposes the dull gray color of the zinc at the high points, creating appealing contrast. There is a nice, even, uncleaned patina throughout. The reverse of this handsome Panzer Badge in Bronze is hollow, and has an all-original look. This badge is unmarked, but is known to have been made by the firm of Wilhelm Deumer in Lüdenscheid. The hinge and catch both feature plates that are soldered to the badge, with no repairs. The round attachment pin is present, but the hinge is missing the retaining pin for the attachment pin. The number “77” is painted in small numerals on the pin plate. This is an appealing badge, with a pleasant, nicely worn look. The overall condition rates as excellent.
Historical Description: The Panzer Assault Badge was instituted on December 20th, 1939. It was awarded in the silver grade to Panzer crewman who met the combat requirements. On June 1st, 1940, following the start of the blitzkrieg against France, the bronze grade was introduced to award armoured 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.
The design of the Standard Panzer Assault Badge consists of an oakleaf wreath surrounding a Panzer (Tank) with the German National Eagle positioned at the top clutching a swastika. The Standard Panzer Assault Badges can still be a common occurrence at local gun and military shows even now. The German Army had tens of 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 to wear 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, wreath’s, 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.
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