WWII U.S. Army Eight Wheel Tank Destroyer Force Patch WWII U.S. Army Eight Wheel Tank Destroyer Force Patch

WWII U.S. Army Eight Wheel Tank Destroyer Force Patch

A 1st pattern Tank Destroyer Force patch. Known as “orange fender” no tongue variation, fully embroidered in issued condition.

The tank destroyer battalion was a type of military unit used by the United States Army during World War II. The unit was organized in one of two different forms—a towed battalion equipped with anti-tank guns, or a mechanized battalion equipped with armored self-propelled guns. The tank destroyer units were formed in response to the German use of massed formations of armored vehicles units early in WWII.

Code: 57378

40.00 GBP