Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction Archive He was a 2nd Lieutenant

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

Göring-Werke in Starachowice as a Handformer in 1929

measuring 41 mm (d)

one month shy of his fortieth birthday

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction Archive He was a 2nd Lieutenant(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