Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Franke & Co. Archive with a similar button above

with a similar button above at the waist on the inside at the left

It was here that they encountered heavy Japanese resistance on February 4th and by nightfall

with maker marked nut

dual laurel branches complete the bottom half of the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Franke & Co. Archive with a similar button above(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo