Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive In May of that year

In May of that year

on a black wool backer glued and sewn onto a standard buckram core

and was decorated with the EK1 in January 1944

in addition to being the author of this seven volume set

1924-1940 issue

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive In May of that year(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,