Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Richard Simm & Söhne Archive with maker’s logo stamped on

with maker’s logo stamped on reverse

Douglas C-54 aircraft were added to the operation in the fall of 1944 for further efficiency

This badge comes from a find at Potsdam

scratches evident in the black on the left reverse arm

material fatigue of the wool and leather sweatband

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Richard Simm & Söhne Archive with maker’s logo stamped on(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 the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback, maker marked with the logo of Richard Simm