Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction she arrived off Tralee Bay

she arrived off Tralee Bay

latch attached to box via two pins on the lid

survived the war

but was able to escape the pocket

1945 he was awarded the Wound Badge in Silver for a shrapnel wound to the leg

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction she arrived off Tralee Bay(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, 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 with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a