A Second War German Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity On 2 January 1945 he

On 2 January 1945 he was promoted to Gruppenkommandeur of II

Footnote: Walter Hörnlein was a veteran of the First War

1918 and was later to have one son and one daughter)

98 mm x 142 mm

Howell with the 2nd Battalion

A Second War German Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity On 2 January 1945 heA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen silver grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pin back, silver finish mostly gone, unmarked, in worn condition.