Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive reverse bears long brooch pinback

reverse bears long brooch pinback

"Spikenard" which was torpedoed and sunk by enemy action on 10th February

Footnote: The Jolo Campaign of 1876 was a large scale Spanish Invasion Force tasked with capturing the city of Jolo

he volunteered for military service and was wounded in action a number of times

well preserved

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive reverse bears long brooch pinback(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze; the shape of an oval shaped 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 round wire catch; measuring 48. 11 mm