Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed when on the first day

when on the first day of the battle

Immediately after crossing the river south of Hue

While returning his Snipe to an aircraft depot

/ A service in memory of the deceased soldier will be held at Knox Church Cayuga

measuring 49 mm x 46 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed when on the first day(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,