WWII NAZI GERMAN PANZER INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE LOT

WWII Nazi German lot of medals to include 1) PANZER ASSAULT BADGE SILVER. Nicely detailed, die stamped, semi hollow backed, alloy construction award with a nickel/silver plate. The badge is in the form of an embossed, vertically oval, oak-leaf wreath with a Wehrmacht style eagle with down-swept wings, clutching a canted swastika in it’s talons, superimposed to the top center, encompassing the cut-out, forward profile of a tank. The wreath, eagle and tank all show nice detailing. The reverse of the badge has a crimped, soldered, hinge, a thin round vertical pin and complete catch. The Panzer Assault Badge in bronze was introduced by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch on June 1ST 1940 for award to Panzer-Grenadier, medical, and armored car personnel who participated in three different armored assaults on three different days. The design of the badge was identical to the earlier instituted Panzer Assault Badge in silver for Panzer personnel except for the coloration. 2) INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE IN SILVER. Die struck alloy construction, solid backed, badge with a silver washed features an embossed, vertically oval, oak-leaf wreath with a Wehrmacht style eagle with down-swept wings, clutching a canted swastika in its talons, superimposed to the top center, encompassing a cut-out, bolt action rifle with a fixed bayonet and a sling. The reverse of the badge has a ball hinge inset into a circular recess with raised, crimped, outer edges, a thin round vertical pin and a soldered catch on a scalloped base plate all intact. The reverse is well marked with the embossed manufacturer’s initials within a square border, "JFS" indicating manufacture by Josef Feix Söhne of Gablonz. The Infantry Assault Badge in silver was introduced on December 20TH 1939 by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch, for award to all ranks of non-motorized, Infantry and Mountain Infantry units who participated in three different assaults on three different days. The institution order indicated the criteria for award of the badge was to be effective as of January 1ST 1940. Of Note: Bestowal of the Infantry Assault badge in silver was not extended to motorized infantry personnel so on June 1ST 1940 von Brauchitsch introduced the Infantry Assault Badge in bronze for award to all ranks of Motorized Infantry units with the same criteria for award as the silver badge.