Tank Destruction Badge – Tunic Removed

$1,100.00

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Tank Destruction Badge – Tunic Removed. Great looking worn Tank Destruction Badge in Silver that was tunic-removed. The wool/canvas on the reverse is gone and I left it as I found it. The tank is non-magnetic and tombac-based as some of these were and was factory coated with a dark bronze/black color finish. This is a verified textbook original Tank Destruction Badge in Silver, that has a great look for a combat display.

The Tank Destruction Badge – Sonderabzeichen für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer -was awarded to individuals of the Wehrmacht who had single-handedly destroyed an enemy tank or an armored combat vehicle using a hand-held weapon. Anti-tank units were ineligible for this award. It was established on 9 March 1942, but could be awarded for actions dating back to 22 June 1941 (the start of Operation Barbarossa – German invasion of the Soviet Union). Prior to the introduction of this award, the soldier would be awarded the General Assault Badge for the action. Soldiers who destroyed more than one tank could be awarded and wear a corresponding number of Tank Destruction Badges. On 18 December 1943, the OKH (German Army High Command) introduced a gold class that recognized the single-handed destruction of five tanks. A soldier could therefore have four silver badges which would all be replaced by a gold version upon the destruction of a fifth tank (to which separate silver could be added thereafter). LH9745

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