Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive complemented by an aluminum portepee

complemented by an aluminum portepee with fraying and severing of the one cord

that December

in the name of the President of the United States and by direction of the Secretary of the Navy

downward scallops to the front and sides

with silver Citation Star

Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive complemented by an aluminum portepee(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). Consisting of an oval shaped oak leaf wreath in 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 flat wire catch; unmarked; measuring 46. 81 mm (w) x