Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Deschler & Sohn Auction the obverse with a central

the obverse with a central gilt medallion bearing a Hohenzollern crown

The lower right arm bears an additional insignia depicting a machine-embroidered

WUPPERTAL” along the seam

he was presumed and posthumously promoted to Major and awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on November 18

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Deschler & Sohn Auction the obverse with a central(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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating