Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich Auction Lieutenant Commander Cushman succeeded in

Lieutenant Commander Cushman succeeded in returning with his flight to his Task Group under extremely adverse conditions

affixed to a 91 mm-long pole

demonstrating total loss of finish and extensive oxidation to the decoration

fabric back with pin

John letterhead from Christian Larsen

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich Auction Lieutenant Commander Cushman succeeded in(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked