Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade for 50 Engagements, by Josef Feix & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Medal for Distinguished Service

Medal for Distinguished Service

Surrounded by a white enameled ring inscribed “Merenti” (Merit) in silver lettering

the smaller wing exhibiting surface rust on some clips

Next to it is a stamp by the Hauptversorgungsamt (main pension office) Westfalen 2

Private Corbett went overseas with the 4th Canadian Labour Battalion on March 14

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade for 50 Engagements, by Josef Feix & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Medal for Distinguished Service(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 50). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a raised number 50, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over logs, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the Panzer in