Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge United Republic of eventually being promoted to Colonel

eventually being promoted to Colonel General

with laurel leaves towards the left side of the wreath

and a 1st Class Specialist Badge for Soldiers and NCOs (bronze gilt with red

with matching red piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band

below in gilt ink is “ Wie die Ostmark ihre Befreiung erlebte: A

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge United Republic of eventually being promoted to Colonel(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). An oval shaped oak leaf wreath in heavily silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 47. 36 mm (w) x 61. 89 mm (h);