Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Hold after which he was discharged

after which he was discharged

He was admitted to hospital two more times in March 1943

40 mm x 24

Watches had to be sturdy enough to stand up to the grueling salt

From February 17

Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Hold after which he was dischargedA second war German silver grade Infanterie Sturmabzeichen; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, 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 sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked; measuring