Very rare find possibly German Army generals gold cap eagle aluminium made,relic condition worn by officer in the 1st Panzer Army recovered near the River Don area outside the City of Rostov on Don attacked by them in 1941 near Stalingrad

This is a very rare find a German Army generals gold cap eagle which was aluminium made and it is complete but with a broken wing.The eagle has the remains of its pins on the back it is very nicely cleaned still retains a bit of its original gold colour which can been in places under the dark dirty discolor from the badge being buried so can not be 100% sure its generals but does look like it is the badge is still in nice solid condition and the eagle and swastika are clear to see. The badge is a very rare item for any collection and is perfect for display or a collection and a fantastic find from the battlefield in such nice condition. The badge was worn by an officer in the 1st Panzer Army as it was recovered from the mouth of the River Don area outside the City of Rostov on Don attacked by them in November- December 1941 South of Stalingrad. 

The 1st Panzer Army was a German tank army that was a large, armoured formation of the Wehrmacht during World War II. When originally formed on 1 March 1940, the predecessor of the 1st Panzer Army was named Panzer Group Kleist (Panzergruppe Kleist) with Colonel General Ewald von Kleist in command.

The German 1st Panzer Army advanced from Kiev, and encircled Soviet troops at Melitopol in October, then attacked east along the shore of the Sea of Azov toward Rostov at the mouth of the Don River, known as the gateway to the Caucasus. The assault of Rostov its self-began on 17 November, and on 21 November the Germans took the city. However, the German lines were over-extended, and Kleist's warnings that his left flank was vulnerable and that his tanks were ineffective in the freezing weather were ignored. On the 27th November the Russians launched a counter attack against the 1st Panzer Army's spearhead from the north, forcing them to pull out of the city. Adolf Hitler countermanded the retreat. When Rundstedt refused to obey, Hitler sacked him, and replaced him with Reichenau. However, Reichenau saw at once that Rundstedt was right and succeeded in persuading Hitler to withdrawal, and the 1st Panzer Army was forced back to the Mius river at Taganrog. It was the first significant German withdrawal of the war.

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