Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction Archive in worn condition and extremely

in worn condition and extremely rare

with crossed silver laurel branches with green enameled leaves set onto the lower arm

222nd and 226th Battalions

2 and forfeited 8 days' pay

depicting German paratroopers in action

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction Archive in worn condition and extremely(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, presenting as an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,