Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Karl Wurster Hold with a blue canvas exterior

with a blue canvas exterior liner

with an even whitish hue from mildew that has formed over the years

along with being maker marked in Cyrillic "BA" (VA in Latin)

Ludwig met his future wife in Bavaria

army style national eagle with outstretched wings

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Karl Wurster Hold with a blue canvas exterior(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, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo