Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Hold 1945 by Soviet submarine S-13

1945 by Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea while evacuating German civilians

on original IC 1939 ribbon

TACK BREDA" on ribbon support

likely brought on by stress in regards to things at home with his wife

Bramshott Camp

Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Hold 1945 by Soviet submarine S-13(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber); constructed of oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink; the obverse with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom and a Karabiner 98k diagonally across the badge with a bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, and a flat wire catch soldered onto a supporting plate; maker marked