Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant GTRexclude measuring 14 mm (w) x

measuring 14 mm (w) x 18 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension

opening with functional metal zippers marked “RAPID”

He was an engineer and married to Annemarie Wittneben

surrounded by an open-ended wreath composed of oak leaves on the left and laurel leaves on the right

the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Arthur von Weinberg

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant GTRexclude measuring 14 mm (w) x(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, unmarked but