Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Grouping of Six Awards, Insignia, and Decorations United Republic of Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 1787-1887

Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 1787-1887

but there is little doubt that these small bits of worsted cloth weighed heavily on the minds of many combat veterans

and with wear to the black paint from age

Early zink example

measuring 24 mm x 24 mm

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Grouping of Six Awards, Insignia, and Decorations United Republic of Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 1787-1887A mixed grouping of six awards, insignia, and decorations, consisting of: 1. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by a Disputed Maker. (Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Instituted December 20th 1939. (1939 1945 Issue). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consists of a slightly vaulted 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