Original Items: Only One Available. This is a lovely German WWII M36 Panzer BeVo breast eagle, white thread embroidered on black, to match the Panzerkorps uniforms. Later in 1939 the color of the eagle threading was changed to gray, and in 1944 the area surrounding the eagle was changed to a triangle, so this is the earliest version. These were originally printed out on sheets, and then were cut to size and stitched to the uniform, usually folding under some of the material. This example is unissued, and shows no signs of ever having been attached to a uniform.

The eagle measures 4 1/2" x 2 1/8", and is in really great shape, showing just a bit of age toning from long storage.

A lovely example, ready to add to your collection!

The term panzer division (German: Panzerdivision) as commonly used in English language refers almost exclusively to the armored (tank) division in the army branch of the Wehrmacht and of NSDAP Germany during World War II. The panzer divisions were the key element of German success in the Blitzkrieg operations of the early years of the war. Later the Waffen-SS formed panzer divisions, and even the Luftwaffe fielded a panzer division, the Herman Goring Division. The term Panzerdivision is still used in today's Heer of the Bundeswehr (for example 1. Panzerdivision). In German speaking countries the term is not immediately associated with the Wehrmacht as it is in English speaking nations, as the word simply means 'armored division' and has no additional connotation.

A panzer division was a combined arms formation, having both tanks (German Panzerkampfwagen, "armored fighting vehicle", usually shortened to "Panzer") and infantry as organic components, along with artillery, anti-aircraft, signals, etc. However, the proportions of the components of a panzer division changed over time.