Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Karl Wurster United Republic of featuring handwritten entries indicating that

featuring handwritten entries indicating that it was issued to Helmut Ernst Wilhelm Hoffmann

but the sheer number would mean that only those should be chosen that served for a longer time and were of senior rank

He is buried in Saint John (Fernhill) Cemetery

in the SS Führungshauptamt on January 1

consisting of 1) A München badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Karl Wurster United Republic of featuring handwritten entries indicating that(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of tombak, 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but