Germany, Wehrmacht. A Special Grade Tank Assault Badge For 100 Engagements, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity Hale served aboard five ships

Hale served aboard five ships during his thirteen years

with the stitch-holes remaining

his Plaque and Scroll and his Memorial Cross

before being discharged to Base Details at Le Havre on the 27th

just above the knee

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Special Grade Tank Assault Badge For 100 Engagements, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity Hale served aboard five ships(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 100, 1957 Version). Constructed of gilded bronze; the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a small box containing the numerals 75 at the base, and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with the left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical tapered pinback, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 50. 26 mm (w) x 55. 62 mm (h);