Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive horizontal crease in the center)

horizontal crease in the center)

he suffered a bout of Pneumonia and was hospitalized at the camp from February 4 to 14

khaki webbed belt fed through the loops on either end

with most of the plating remaining intact

and during operation “Kugelspitz” he was the last to leave his position

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive horizontal crease in the center)(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,