Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Auction Archive 5 mm (w) x 20

5 mm (w) x 20

(Beobachterzbeichen)

The cross is worn on a ribbon with blue and black stripes on the outsides

Crawford was kept in this cell for ten days

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Auction Archive 5 mm (w) x 20(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, presenting as 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 46.