Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive He enlisted as a 3rd

He enlisted as a 3rd Class Air Mechanic with the Royal Flying Corps on December 28

with a five-pointed Iranian Order of Lion and Sun Sash Badge immediately below beside the front opening of the tunic

a national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons superimposed on the border

measuring 89 mm (w) x 142 mm (h)

) Naming is engraved and exhibiting the usual wear

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive He enlisted as a 3rd(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, maker marked with the logo of Richard Simm