Original German WWII Z.F. 3x8 Optic in Ordnance Tan for the Pak 38/40 Anti Tank Gun by Optische Anstalt Oigee GmbH of Berlin-Schöneberg No Return indicating that the recipient was

indicating that the recipient was a member of the military

The site of the former POW camp is now the 'Stalag Luft III Prisoner Camp Museum'

It was awarded on 8

The marking indicates that the helmet was produced using steel from Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd of Sheffield

probably from when it was attached to a uniform or shirt

Original German WWII Z.F. 3x8 Optic in Ordnance Tan for the Pak 38/40 Anti Tank Gun by Optische Anstalt Oigee GmbH of Berlin-Schöneberg No Return indicating that the recipient wasOriginal Item. Only One Available. The 5 cm Pak 38 (L 60) (5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38 (L 60)) was a German anti tank gun of 50 mm calibre. It was developed in 1938 by Rheinmetall Borsig AG as a successor to the 3. 7 cm Pak 36, and was in turn followed by the 7. 5 cm Pak 40. The unique curved gun shield design differed from most WWII anti tank guns which had either one flat or two angled and one flat gun shield plates for ease of manufacturing. This is