C001737

Panther head shaped with crushed tank tracks protuding on both sides of the mouth, antique brass colored coin, 2-3/4 inches wide x 2 inches high.

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The tank destroyer battalion was a type of unit used by the US 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 self-propelled battalon with armored tank destroyers. US Army doctrine held that tanks did not fight other tanks but supported infantry. The tank destroyers were formed as a counter force to massed formations of enemy armored units, acting as independent battalions attached to divisions or corps. In practice the were usually parceled out in smaller units and used to suppport infantry units. Over a hundred battelions were formed, of which more than half saw combat service, the the force was disbanded shortly after the end of the war when more effective and powerful tanks were developed.