Panzer Badge

Infobox Military Award
name=Panzer Badge


caption=Panzer Badge
awarded_by=Nazi Germany
type=Badge
eligibility=Military personnel
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established=20 December 1939
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caption2=The Panzer Badge was a German medal awarded to armour troops during World War II. Introduced in World War II in December 1939 (although first introduced during the Great War and another version from the Spanish War).

Criteria

Silver Panzer Badge criteria were:

* To have taken part in 3 armored assaults on 3 different days.
* To have been wounded in an assault.
* To have won a decoration for bravery in an assault.

Classes

*Bronze, awarded to crews of Assault guns, Halftracks and armoured cars

*Silver, awarded to Panzer crewmen

In 1943 the medals felt inadequate to represent the veterancy of the panzer crewmen which caused additions to be made to the classes. Four new classes (25, 50, 75, 100) were added to both medals, The new numbers represented the number of days in combat. Some unconfirmed sources claim the existence of a 200-day version as well.

*25 days in combat engagement
*50 days in combat engagement
*75 days in combat engagement
*100 days in combat engagement