Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Archive Other people have taken the

Other people have taken the metaphor farther by comparing the act of bailing out with that of the caterpillar letting itself down to earth by a silken thread

from another officer and dated December 24

along with shortness of breath on exertion

pin officially marked “AA” and “VM”

very fine condition with scuffing and creasing

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Archive Other people have taken the(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, 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 round wire catch, maker marked