This badge was designed on December 20th, 1939 by Ernst Peekhaus. The award was issued to tank personnel
which included tank commanders, gunners, drivers and radio operators. In addition to the badge, the soldier
also recieved a document with the company's commander signature.
A Bronze Tank badge was also manufactured.
The construction of the badge varied during the war. earlier badges were silver plated while the late war
samples showed a gray zinc finish.
Notice the vertical needle pin which was the norm for production. This particular badge has the manufacturer's
mark on the top left side of the back of the badge (above pictures).
The pictures below show a closeup of the manufacturer's brand and a closer look at the shape and construction of
the loop.
The following pictures illustrate how the pin was attached to the badge. The picture on the left provides a bottom
view while the one on the right shows the top view.
The criteria for awarding this badge included:
To have been wounded while conducting an armoured assault.
To have won a bravery award while conducting an armoured assault.
To have participated in three armoured assaults on three different occassions.
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