Okay so it has come to my attention that the 40th Armor Cavalry crest might have another meaning. The lion and the tree is the same. The grate represents West Berlin as the city and 40th Armor were completely surrounded. The chains represent the tyranny of Nazism and Communism.
This would make sense but I am not sure what year the crest was designed and if it was ammended. The shield would be from World War Two as it is used also in the 709th Tank Battalion's own unit sheild.
Solving these is a true exercise in historical knowledge and research.
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