Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: Awarded to those ranked

Footnote: Awarded to those ranked from a Second Lieutenant to Captain

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 35th Infantry Battalion on April 12

stating that he had previous military service with the 3rd Field Troop C

A silver Maltese cross with rays and a set of crossed swords coming from the center of the cross

the reverse is marked “WERNSTEIN JENA”

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: Awarded to those ranked(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 with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch,