Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of dated to Berlin on 28

dated to Berlin on 28 August 1942

a film which would later aid him in receiving a First Lieutenant commission

measuring 72 mm x 72 mm

with a mobile swastika in the centre and a vertically upright sword superimposed onto the wreath

suspended from a ribbon banner style hanger with pinback via a large ring

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of dated to Berlin on 28(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 an integrated hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened integrated