Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge In Bronze, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity It has a brownish-green wool

It has a brownish-green wool exterior

the obverse presenting a black-enamelled swastika

but that this medal was awarded to the U-Boat crew responsible for the sinking and began manufacturing forgeries to stoke anger

Footnote: Edward John Rowell enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1924 and achieved the rank of Supply Petty Officer by 1937

Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge In Bronze, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity It has a brownish-green wool(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). An ovular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse centre bearing a cut out right facing Panzer IV tank on grassy ground, with its left tread extending beyond the border, the centre is encompassed by an oak leaf wreath with a national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a swastika in its claws at the top, the reverse is solid and plain and bears a vertical magnetic pinback with a rounded c hook catch, both