Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Late-War Example by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann visually-hidden the reverse inscribed “TAG DES

the reverse inscribed “TAG DES DEUTSCHEN HANDWERKS 1939”

To be Companion of the Distinguished Service Order

1896 to 1895

An original wax paper liner is partially intact on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Late-War Example by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann visually-hidden the reverse inscribed “TAG DES(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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating