Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive In this area 503 Heavy

In this area 503 Heavy Tank Battalion attached to 21 Panzer Division has been identified

each with an obverse centrepiece illustrating an uncrowned Polish eagle and a reverse centrepiece dated "1944"

measuring 90 mm (w) x 78 mm (h)

the announcement appearing in the Fifth Supplement to the London Gazette 31089 of Friday

the interior is lined with a khaki-coloured cotton fabric along the waist-band

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive In this area 503 Heavy(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of a non magnetic metal alloy, 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, overlaid by a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,