Panzer! Unusual Kampfwagen pin Godet Berlin?

[Sergeant 08]

Stefan, if you haven't shown this to Thomas W, you might want to bring it to his attention. This might not be a stick pin for veterans of a tank unit, but for an -anti-tank- unit instead.

During the war, there were units formed with the specific purpose of fighting tanks. In 1918, the Mauser rifle works began full scale production of the 13mm "T-Gewehr" anti-tank rifle, which was issued to trained anti-tank units. Yes, that "T" was for "Tank", instead of the usual German word. In addition to the use of special rifles, the Germans also used a range of artillery pieces (variations on infantry assault guns), bundled grenades, and so on.

The badge if real, might not be for a veterans unit of men who fought in tanks, but as special purposed anti-tank units made up on specially trained infantrymen.

Putting a British type tank on a badge, as a symbol of the units' primary target might make sense if this was for surviving veterans of a anti-tank unit who wanted to show a symbol of their primary enemy...a tank. Hunters and others who are not bound by military protocols, often wear symbols or items suggesting what they hunt or pursue.

Thanks for your comment!

PS: I have just sent a mail to Thomas.

[Sergeant 08]

During the war, there were units formed with the specific purpose of fighting tanks. In 1918, the Mauser rifle works began full scale production of the 13mm "T-Gewehr" anti-tank rifle, which was issued to trained anti-tank units.

I think you meant these soldiers!

[morel5000]

Are there more pieces known with Gebruder Godet & Co?

Seems an odd English and German "melange"...

Best regards,
Michel

[Don D.]

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=180063

[morel5000]

Thanks Don, didn't knew that!

Best regards,
Michel

[Sergeant 08]

For the interested collectors!

With the help of Thomas W (Thanks Thomas!) I got some thoughts from Rainer Strasheim, co-author of:

"The German A7V Tank and the Captured British Mark IV Tanks of World War I".

[Sergeant 08]

His guesses:

"KA 3 means Kraftfahr-Abteilung 3, stationed at Lankwitz - and inheriting the tradition (and material?) of Kokampf.

TB means Tank-Besatzung (tank crew), which would indicate that KA 3 had smuggled at least one Mk.IV beyond the 'official' scrapping event in summer of 1919.

It may be an unofficial badge worn by that Mark IV tank crew (or crews?) - in imitation of the official Tank Badge, which however was only introduced in 1921. Or, on the other hand, it may be the model on which the official badge later was based, which depicted an A7V instead of a Mk.IV."