German WW2 Panzer Medal Plaque - Nazi Wermacht Award Russia

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100% ORIGINAL!!!
WW2 Germany 4th Panzer Division Russia - 1941 CASED Original Table Medal. Very difficult to find in its own original case.
Marked "Deschler & Sohn" in Original Deschler & Sohn Munchen case. Very rare!
A 1941 issue table medal for members ofthe 3rd Panzer Reconnaisance Squadron 7 of the 4th Panzer Division; in frosted silvered feinzink; the obverse depicts a leftward facing bust of a Wehrmacht soldier circumscribed by “3. Panzeraufklärungsabteilung 7 der 4.Panzerdivision”; the reverse featured an Iron Cross 1939, and is inscribed“Proposzk” and dated “14.7.1941”; the silvering nearly mostly intact; in very fine condition.
Large high-relief 2 inch table medal with helmeted soldier on one side and iron cross on the other. Given to members of the 4th Panzer Division who took part in capturing bridges in Propkaya, Soviet Union on July 14th, 1941. Part of the siege of Mogilev preceding the battle of Smolensk - Operation Barbarossa.
A bit about the 4th Panzer Division:
On 22 June 1941, it took part in the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of Russia. During the first day, the division managed to drive a wedge into the Soviet positions and reached
Kobryń
some 65 kilometers behind the lines. The division then spearheaded one of the pincer moves to surround and destroy a large Soviet force in the
battle of Minsk
, where the German army took approximately 300,000 prisoners. After the
battle of Gomel
during which the bridges of Propkaya (Proposzk) where captured the unit was awarded this medal.
Outstanding display item. One of the few authentic WW2 German items on this site.