Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade visually-hidden but overhanging the cross-guards slightly

but overhanging the cross-guards slightly due to its size

3 mm (w) x 49 mm (h)

likely joining a unit from the Toronto area that was not part of the 1st Division that fought in Italy

A U-Boat War Badge constructed of gilded tombak

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade visually-hidden but overhanging the cross-guards slightly(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring