Germany, Heer. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt GTRexclude while the blade itself exhibits

while the blade itself exhibits a beautifully engraved ornate design on both sides

in silvered bullion wire on Luftwaffe grey wool backing

being promoted to Hauptmann (Captain) shortly afterwards

Bersaglieri and Commissariato Badges - Elite Light Infantry (Bergsaglieri) Badge (die-stamped bronze and black enamel

with a severed exterior hinge

Germany, Heer. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt GTRexclude while the blade itself exhibits(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen, in Silber). Instituted 20. 12. 1939 by Generalfieldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). Constructed of silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom, and a diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse plain, with a vertical round wire pinback, a