Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Wilhelm Hobacher certificate_of_authenticity with the cuff trimmed in

with the cuff trimmed in a strip of black rayon

an eight-point silver star composed of clusters of seven faceted rays of increasing lengths

green oxidation present on both sides

with a silver size stamp of “60”

Brookes was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on Feb 26

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Wilhelm Hobacher certificate_of_authenticity with the cuff trimmed in(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker