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    LC PZ badge document


    Jacques

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    Here is a document for the rare LC Panzer badge. It is original signed by von Thoma.

    As the badge was authorized on july 10th, 1939, even though it was worn during the SCW, it is dated later on juni 17 1940. the date of may 10 1940 could be encountered too.

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    Guest Rick Research

    :Cat-Scratch: THAT is interesting--

    I mean, that the document refers to the badge "in silver" when... that is the only way it WAS issued. There was no "bronze" class and so on. Huh!

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    :Cat-Scratch: THAT is interesting--

    I mean, that the document refers to the badge "in silver" when... that is the only way it WAS issued. There was no "bronze" class and so on. Huh!

    -und- and a big -und- it is....

    There's -no- ink stamp of the issuing authority. A signature without a rubber ink stamp added in the Wehrmacht is....unusual and supicious. I'm not sure how legit that document is, but then that's my opinion.

    Les

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    Rick, you're right, no bronze class of this badge.

    One badge was made in gold. A special badge offered to von Thoma by his Staff.

    Les, all the known documents have no stamp. A stamped one might be suspicious !

    As I wrote, the badge was unofficially attributed by von Thoma in 1936 and worn during the spanish civil war. it was only officialized in 1939 by von Brauchitsch in an order of the OKH. von Thoma was the unique commander of the Panzer Gruppe Drohne during the whole war. I don't remember where von Thoma was appointed at the time the documents were issued.

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