Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive he volunteered for military service

he volunteered for military service and was wounded in action a number of times

silver star on original ribbon

Footnote: The Jolo Campaign of 1876 was a large scale Spanish Invasion Force tasked with capturing the city of Jolo

"Spikenard" which was torpedoed and sunk by enemy action on 10th February

while the Vichy regime was the nominal government of France as a whole

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive he volunteered for military service(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze; the shape of an oval shaped oak wreath, with a national eagle clutching a 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 vertical round wire pinback, a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 48. 11 mm