A Second War German Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Ferdinand Wiedmann Newly Listed Type III crosses are surmounted

Type III crosses are surmounted by a movable crown

many of these aluminum alloy buckles have the paint worn off exposing the aluminum

to holders of the Order of Michael the Brave and the Medal of Military Virtue and to the staff of the Ministry of National Defiance

Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped "318" below

He is noted for completing World War II longest combat patrol

A Second War German Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Ferdinand Wiedmann Newly Listed Type III crosses are surmountedA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen; bronze grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in gilded feinzink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch; maker marked with