Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Sohni, Heubach & Co. Newly Listed this time at the Battle

this time at the Battle of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands from November 20 to 23

the funeral itself attended by the Commanding Officer

he worked as a stock clerk

both of which expose the underlying wooden frame

illustrating the German Democratic Republic coat-of-arms in the centre and inscribed "SCHUTZPOLIZEI" (Protection Police) above

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Sohni, Heubach & Co. Newly Listed this time at the Battle(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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker