Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive he volunteered for military service

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

reverse bears long brooch pinback

225) from the remnants of the RAF in the area

while the Vichy regime was the nominal government of France as a whole

Gassing up a Dakota

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive he volunteered for military service(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