Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction when he was transferred to

when he was transferred to Whitby Military Base Hospital on February 21

the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code of “M1/105” for Hermann Aurich

It is dated to October 30

the exterior trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with white rayon piping and gold bullion wire tresses

silvering wear on the GSM

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction when he was transferred to(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of 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 maker atypical flat wire