Germany, Wehrmaht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Auction Archive the author calls the classmates

the author calls the classmates

supplemented by an array of black-and-white photographs and full-colour illustrations

illustrating a chrysanthemum fronting an anchor backed by a crossed axe and hammer

The designation "FE"= Filter Einsatz (Model)

Germany, Wehrmaht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Auction Archive the author calls the classmates(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 barrel hinge emanating from a rectangular plate and a vertical pinback