Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer Hold after the Battle of the

after the Battle of the Bulge

It is dated to April 15

at the age of 26

beneath the wreath a scroll bearing “Ottawa and Carleton Rifles”

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer Hold after the Battle of the(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked