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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
Radowitz, von, Joseph "Josef"29-07-189901-06-1956more
Randow, von, Heinz Friedrich (Generalleutnant)15-11-189021-12-1942more
Ratajczak, Edmund (s.Pz.Abt. 507)13-02-191629-10-1998more
Rau, Heinz28-02-1925 
Raus, Erhard08-01-188903-04-1956more
Recktor, Konstantin02-03-1917 more
Reeb, Adolf (Waffen SS)22-08-192025-12-1944
Reichinger, Michael04-11-191812-11-1942
Reimann, Gustav (Panzer-Lehr-Regiment)  
Reinhardt, Georg-Hans01-03-188722-11-1963more
Reinhold, Leo-Hermann (Waffen SS)22-02-190626-10-1961more
Reinicke, Gerhard (Panzer-Regiment 6)11-04-191404-07-1997
Reiter, Hans (Waffen SS)20-04-192015-08-1944more
Reitzenstein, Freiherr von, Albin (Waffen SS)04-03-191130-11-1943more
Rennberger, Paul (Pz-Gren.Rgt.)10-02-192125-11-1942
Rennert, Johann (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17)09-04-191719-12-1978more
Rennert, Kurt (Waffen SS)26-09-1919 more
Rennert, Walter (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66)  
Reppert, Wolfgang (Schützen-Regiment 40)17-03-191407-02-1942
Resch, Franz05-10-192207-08-1943
Rettemeier, Josef-Wilhelm17-09-191419-12-1997more
Rettlinger, Karl (Waffen SS)08-02-191314-06-1990more
Reuschel, Kurt (Panzer-Regiment 15)05-07-1913 more
Reverchon, Heinz (Kradschützen-Bataillon 43)11-04-192123-01-1999
Reymann, Hermann20-02-1922 
Ribbentrop, von, Rudolf (Waffen SS)11-05-192120-05-2019more
Richarz, Josef04-07-191604-07-1941
Richter, Franz01-10-192200-00-1980more
Richter, Gerhard (Panzer-Regiment 31)  
Richter, Karl  
Richter, Richard04-02-191720-05-1988more
Richter, Wilfried (Waffen SS)09-05-191618-04-1981more
Richter, Wolf-Achim (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108)07-10-191914-02-1944
Richter, Wolfgang (Panzer-Regiment 25)22-04-191305-04-1941
Riebel, Gustav-Adolf (Generalmajor)13-03-189623-08-1942more
Ried, Pius (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40)05-02-191528-02-1977more
Riedel, Franz (Waffen SS)02-12-192117-05-2001more
Riefkogel, Waldemar (Waffen SS)07-01-191330-07-1944
Riegg, Eustachius14-07-192128-12-1941
Ring, Josef18-08-192104-10-1942
Rinklef, Karl06-04-1914 more
Ritkowski, Karl (Pz.Rgt. 11)13-07-191515-07-1944
Ritter, Willi08-01-1915 more
Rocholl, Rolf08-12-191823-08-1943more
Rode, Werner06-11-191202-11-2002more
Roland, Heinz21-10-191326-07-1985more
Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen15-11-189114-10-1944more
Roth, Max02-03-1897 more
Rothenburg, Karl08-06-189428-06-1941more
Rothhardt, Heinz11-02-192108-08-2011more
Rothkirch und Trach, Graf von, Hans-Siegfried (PR)17-07-191211-07-1954more
Rott, Rudolf (Waffen SS)21-01-191812-02-1945more
Roy, Rudolf (Waffen SS)15-08-192017-12-1944
Rudolf, Richard (Waffen SS)16-04-192313-12-2004
Ruete, Hans Hellmuth21-12-191419-06-1987more
Ruf, Hugo (Waffen SS)16-12-192002-05-1945more
Rusdorf, Hans-Georg16-02-1922 
Rüd, Adolf (Waffen SS)05-07-191602-08-1944more
Rüdt, Harald24-12-1915 
Rühle von Lilienstern, Hans Joachim (Waffen SS)09-01-191526-11-2000more
Ryll, Wolfgang24-01-191521-01-1942
Rämsch, Horst12-12-191415-08-2003
Röhder, Dr.phil. Wolfgang (Waffen SS)17-08-191116-05-1945more
Röhrig, Oskar (Panzer-Abteilung 504)16-01-191104-08-1985more
Röll, Wilhelm23-10-192430-01-1945
Röllecke, Josef (Waffen SS)23-08-192428-09-2011more
Römer, Wolfgang23-06-1910 
Rösch, Hans21-09-1910 

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