Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge In Silver Award Document To Obergefreiter August Loth, 1943 certificate_of_authenticity also known as the Squadristi)

also known as the Squadristi) served in independent groups or as assault battalions attached to the regular army divisions

black 7 mm wide rayon strips on the top and bottom edges of the armband

when he was wounded during an aerial combat and invalided back to Britain

when he suffered a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his right elbow at Ypres

with an intact interior fabric hinge cover and a functional exterior metal hinge

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge In Silver Award Document To Obergefreiter August Loth, 1943 certificate_of_authenticity also known as the Squadristi)The document is named to Obergefreiter (Corporal) August Loth of the Storm Company of Grenadier Regiment 313. It is dated to November 29, 1943 and signed in blue ink by the Commander of the 313th Infantry Regiment, an Oberst (Colonel), the name is illegible. Measuring 148 mm (w) x 210 mm (h), with two folding creases, light fraying and creasing, and minor discolouration, remaining near very fine.