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Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)

The Tank Combat badge, in German "Panzerkampfwagenabzeichen" was instituted on 20th December 1939 by the Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht, Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch. It was designed by Ernst Peekhaus from Berlin and was authorized for officers and enlisted men attached to armoured units from the date of 1st January 1940. One year later the name was changed into "Panzerkampfabzeichen". The recipient needed to have served either as tank commander, tank driver, tank gunner or tank radioman for a minimum of three tank battles on three different days. The decoration could be authorized by the Commander of the Panzer-Division. From 9th September 1942 it could also be authorized by Commanders of battalions.

Initially the badge was only presented in silver. A bronze version was authorized for members of Panzer-Grenadier regiments, medical personnel operating in armoured vehicles and personnel assigned to armoured cars on 1st June 1940. Here the recipient had to have participated in three fights with his weapon or armoured car on three different days. When on 22nd June 1943 the higher grades were instituted by Adolf Hitler, the silver version were only to be awarded to tankcrew in tankunits and the bronze version for tankcrew in Tank reconnaissance units. Crewmembers of Sturmgeschützeinheiten, Sturmpanzereinheiten and Panzerjägereinheiten in Panzerjägerabteilungen could now only receive the "Allgemeine Sturmabzeichen".

It was worn on the left breast of the uniform.
The decoration measures 41 to 43 mm in width, 60 to 62 mm in height and can weigh depending the maker between 17,4 and 37,1 grammes.

Mühleck, Karl (Waffen SS)* July 27th, 1920
† December 26th, 1944
Grave: UNK

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Mader, Otto (Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 27)17-12-192021-12-1943
Maercken zu Geerath, Freiherr von, Jürgen14-08-191515-02-1945
Maglakelidze, Shalva02-05-189307-11-1976
Maier, Herbert16-02-1916 more
Mairinger, Josef02-08-192219-03-1943
Maltzahn, Freiherr von, Falk-Eberhard09-06-192006-08-1994
Manteuffel, von, Hasso Eccard14-01-189724-09-1978more
Markowsky, Joachim02-05-1913 more
Markstein, Heinrich (Infanterie-Regiment 258)  
Marquart, Rolf09-07-1914 
Mattern, Walter (Waffen SS)27-02-192004-10-1974
Matthes, Hans20-10-191412-03-1966more
Mayr, Heinrich22-11-192015-12-1944
Mayser, Heinrich, Heinz (Pz-Abt.8)02-05-192019-08-1944more
Mehler, Klaus29-03-1923 more
Mehlig, Hermann (Pz.Rgt. 2)10-04-191808-02-1945
Meier, Josef (Panzer-Regiment)08-05-191625-01-1944
Meierdrees, Hubert-Erwin (aka. Meierdress)11-12-191602-01-1945more
Menny, Erwin18-08-189306-12-1949more
Mentrup, Bernhard22-01-191202-12-1941
Mentz, von, Franz (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40)11-05-190806-05-1999more
Meschkeris, Wolf21-12-191909-02-1945
Metz, Hans (WH-Pz.Art.Rgt. 74)15-06-191718-03-1990more
Metzl,  
Meyer, Gerhard (Panzer-Regiment 36)  
Meyer, von, Kuno27-12-191325-01-2010more
Michaelis, Karl-Heinz (Panzer-Regiment 11)15-10-191420-12-1942
Mickl, Johann18-04-189310-04-1945more
Milius, Siegfried10-06-191621-08-1992more
Minkel, Lothar Kurt 16-07-1942more
Mitschke, Martin (Gren.Rgt.(mot.) 200)10-10-192019-11-2008more
Mittermeier, Johann23-05-192430-10-1944
Mitterwenger, Lambert09-06-192003-03-2005more
Mitzlaff, von, Berndt05-08-191420-03-2003more
Model, Otto Moritz Walter24-01-189121-04-1945more
Moeller-Althaus, Helmut (Oberst i.G.)04-02-190628-06-1988more
Monschau, Richard11-05-191018-08-1971more
Montfort, Wolfram (Panzer-Regiment 4)25-04-1909 
Moormann, Gerhard (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4)27-03-192113-03-1944
Moosmüller, Andreas28-04-191811-05-1943
Mork, Erich (SS-Panzer-Regiment 2)27-07-191615-05-2002more
Motsch, Wolfgang (Panzer-Regiment 10)15-10-191530-09-1942
Multhoff, Walter (Waffen SS)28-11-191126-02-1999more
Mummert, Werner (Generalmajor d.R.)31-03-189728-01-1950more
Mühleck, Karl (Waffen SS)27-07-192026-12-1944
Mühlenkamp, Johannes-Rudolf 'Hannes' (Waffen SS)09-10-191023-09-1986more
Müller, Franz28-12-191710-04-1944
Müller, Hans (Panzer-Regiment 35)13-04-191714-11-1943
Müller, Heinz Fritz (SS-Panzergrenadier-Reg. 6)06-12-191217-03-1945more
Müller, Klaus (Panzer-Regiment 2)10-03-191504-09-1942
Müller, Ludwig 04-09-1943
Müller, Rolf-Theodor Adolf Hans16-09-1917 more
Müller-Hillebrand, Burkhart26-12-190416-02-1987
Müller-Schlomka, Johannes (Panzergrenadier-Reg.4)03-01-191915-02-1943more
Mähler, Josef02-10-191524-08-1944
Möller, Ludwig Werner (Panzergr-Regiment 12)07-01-191922-09-1981more

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