Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges for Combat and Sports Merit visually-hidden 1919 (in bronze gilt

1919 (in bronze gilt

alongside a date of “1943”

with oxidation and loss of finish throughout in addition to a small chip to the lower edge

53 General Hospital on June 25th

that he was so badly shaken by the impact of these "wasser boms"

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges for Combat and Sports Merit visually-hidden 1919 (in bronze gilt1. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,