Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Newly Listed circular gilded and blackened bronze

circular gilded and blackened bronze

on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field

the underside is constructed of orange wool that protrudes past the edge of the shoulder boards

And the Lancasters wanted the Mosquitoes to fly information with them over there at tree-top level

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Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Newly Listed circular gilded and blackened bronze(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback, maker