14th Panzer Division Commemorative Award – Item 106013

Third Reich 14th Panzer Division non portable award. Made of bronze and measures 5cm in diameter. One side shows helmeted soldier and reverse with 14th Panzer Division and dated 13.8.40 – 15.4.42. DESCHLER MÜNCHEN” maker marked. Good condition.

Note:  The 14th Panzer Division was formed in August 1940 from 4. Infanterie-Division. It was transferred to Hungary in March 1941 for the Balkans campaign and returned to Germany after that campaign. It took part in the invasion of the Soviet Union and fought on the southern sector until January 1943, when it was destroyed at Stalingrad.