Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by C.E. Juncker Republic of measuring 59 mm x 33

measuring 59 mm x 33 mm

light fraying around the edge

A pair of Waffen-SS slip-on style shoulder straps

The Red Distinction version is awarded for courage

It began training late 1943 in Grafenwohr with German instructors and was formally formed in April 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by C.E. Juncker Republic of measuring 59 mm x 33(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 the2 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 flat wire catch, unmarked but