Germany. A Tank Badge, Silver Grade, By Hermann Aurich GTRexclude but with the original steel

but with the original steel buckles for the strap firmly attached to the liner’s frame within the helmet

possibly referring to lieutenant general Robert Schlüter (1892–1980)

though maker was "Knaus"

Chilling winds at dawn

2) A 1934/35 WHW (Winterhilfswerk

Germany. A Tank Badge, Silver Grade, By Hermann Aurich GTRexclude but with the original steel(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). An oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a crimped hinge and a crimped round wire catch; maker marked with the stylized logo of Hermann Aurich, Dresden; measuring 41. 66 mm (w) x 60.