Germany, Heer. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, C. 1940 Newly Listed Urch from the Chicago Unit

Urch from the Chicago Unit Nursing Staff

Rosa Elizabeth Cooper

He arrived at Niagara Camp for twelve days' training on September 9th

Footnote: The medal was issued to combatants who fought against the Turkish forces during the Serbian War of Independence

with the date "MAI 42" (May 1942) in the centre of the oval

Germany, Heer. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, C. 1940 Newly Listed Urch from the Chicago Unit(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen, in Silber). Instituted 20. 12. 1939 by Generalfieldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). Constructed of silvered cast zink with copper plating between the raw metal and the silver finish, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom, and a diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging