Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade GTRexclude He was named Acting Sergeant

He was named Acting Sergeant on September 15

The Order of the Lion and Sun - Grand Cross Star

extremely fine condition with light scuffing and folding creases

the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver letters reading “MERENTI” (Latin - Merit)

Private James MacKinney Turner

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade GTRexclude He was named Acting Sergeant(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, maker marked