Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Metall & Kunststoff Hold From November 1943 to August

From November 1943 to August 1945

with his "breath sounds markedly diminished"

A well preserved Iron Cross 1939 Second Class

s wing as worn on right hand

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Metall & Kunststoff Hold From November 1943 to August(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 meeting a round wire catch, maker marked