Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher Archive with elasticized straps stitched in

with elasticized straps stitched in place to the leather panels on either side

with stamped aluminum faceplate affixed by 4 tabs

Instituted in 1908 (in bronze gilt

(2523661) RAF

It was here that he would earn his Bronze Star Medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher Archive with elasticized straps stitched in(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered 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 carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker