Here is a group that I recently saw on emedals. I thought it would be interesting to discuss because of the rarity. Here is part of the description from medals website pertaining to the badge:
The Tank Badge of the Luftwaffe “Panzerkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe” is a known field-made example, consisting of a late war manufacture Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge “Erdkampfabzeichen”, with the cloud and lightning bolt removed, and substituted with the tank of a late war manufacture Wehrmacht Tank Badge “Panzerkampfabzeichen. It is constructed of cast zink, and consists of an oval oak wreath with a ribbon at the bottom and a traditional Luftwaffe eagle at the top, with a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse is plain, with the cracks that would have been made during modification filled in. It has an integrated hinge, and was made with an integrated catch, which has been broken off. It measures 43.54 mm (w) x 56.72 mm (h) and weighs 40.2 grams. It is accompanied by an official award certificate to Non-Commisioned Officer (Unteroffizier) Peter Wöcker of the Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier Division 2 “Hermann Göring”. It is signed by Generalmajor and Divisionsführer Hans-Horst Necker at his headquarters on February 2nd, 1945, and bears the official seal of the Divison Hermann Göring in the bottom left corner. It measures 148 mm (w) x 209 mm (h).
The Tank Badge of the Luftwaffe “Panzerkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe” is a known field-made example, consisting of a late war manufacture Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge “Erdkampfabzeichen”, with the cloud and lightning bolt removed, and substituted with the tank of a late war manufacture Wehrmacht Tank Badge “Panzerkampfabzeichen. It is constructed of cast zink, and consists of an oval oak wreath with a ribbon at the bottom and a traditional Luftwaffe eagle at the top, with a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse is plain, with the cracks that would have been made during modification filled in. It has an integrated hinge, and was made with an integrated catch, which has been broken off. It measures 43.54 mm (w) x 56.72 mm (h) and weighs 40.2 grams. It is accompanied by an official award certificate to Non-Commisioned Officer (Unteroffizier) Peter Wöcker of the Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier Division 2 “Hermann Göring”. It is signed by Generalmajor and Divisionsführer Hans-Horst Necker at his headquarters on February 2nd, 1945, and bears the official seal of the Divison Hermann Göring in the bottom left corner. It measures 148 mm (w) x 209 mm (h).
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