Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction Archive measuring 60 mm (w) x

measuring 60 mm (w) x 105 mm (l) x 16 mm (h)

one retaining both reverse attachment prongs and marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “374”

He was a 2nd Lieutenant with the Manchester Regiment when he was seconded to succeed Lieutenant E

one month shy of his fortieth birthday

measuring 41 mm (d)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction Archive measuring 60 mm (w) x(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 from