situated within a blue enameled ring bearing a gilt date of “D
The majority of the services earn their Basic Parachutist Badge through the U
inscribed "18e Bataillon du Génie" (18th Battalion of Engineers) below
interior has partially separated from spine
all extremely fine to near mint condition
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Richard Simm & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac situated within a blue enameled(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked