Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive named to “Prof

named to “Prof

maker marked "LA ROYALE RIO" on the reverse

" and "TORONTO

The eagle is mounted on a matching grey-blue wool backer

a precursor of the Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive named to “Prof(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of a non magnetic metal alloy, 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, overlaid by a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,