Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive he was appointed the GOC

he was appointed the GOC of the recently arrived 5th Canadian Armoured Division when it arrived on the Italian Front in November 1943

again attributed to his 1915 service

the attack again being repelled

both unmarked and measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (l)

featuring handwritten entries indicating that Anders was born on 9 February 1872 in Magdeburg and entered Landsturm service on 4 June 1892 in his hometown

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive he was appointed the GOC(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, 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, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a