Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 38 mm (w) x

measuring 38 mm (w) x 10 mm (h)

intact interior fabric hinge cover with intact exterior leatherette hinge

the other with a replacement horizontal pinback

the former one has been trimmed slightly askew

the day after Manila had learned of the coming of war to the Pacific (December 8th Manila time)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 38 mm (w) x(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 wreathed 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch,