Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of Order of Military Merit

Order of Military Merit

There are light contact marks on the chape

disappeared below the surface of the water and drowned

measuring 39 mm (w) x 60

whose work was always outstanding

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of Order of Military Merit(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse consisting of an oak wreath, 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 barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; maker