Germany. A Bronze Grade Tank Badge By Rudolf Karneth United Republic of The front is completed by

The front is completed by a vertical row of six metal buttons

1918 with a case of "Cellulitis" (a bacterial infection of the deeper layers of the skin and the underlying tissue

and twisted gilt bullion wires in the shape of multiple leafy stems of oak leaves tied together with a ribbon on the bottom

1944 and repatriated on January 15

Germany. A Bronze Grade Tank Badge By Rudolf Karneth United Republic of The front is completed byA second war German Bronze Grade Tank Badge (Panzerkampfabzeichen); oval shaped bronzed zink; the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a crimped ball hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; maker marked R. K. for Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz an der