Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed 6 and 15 grams

6 and 15 grams

while an additional band of dark blue wool piping trims the outer edge of the crown

They later flew mission over the Kuban Bridgehead

wearing various Prussian orders and medals

maker’s mark representing Hermann Aurich and the inscription GES

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed 6 and 15 grams(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,