Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Hold engraved "LEON F JOHNSON" in

engraved "LEON F JOHNSON" in capitals on the reverse

dated 18 September 1944

including a studio portrait of a Colonel

measuring 31 mm (w) x 57

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Hold engraved "LEON F JOHNSON" in(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, overlaid by 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