Germany. A General Assault Badge, Special Grade “25”, By Josef Feix & Söhne Archive The next mention of military

The next mention of military service is for January of 1940 when Kraus served in the Military District Command of Regensburg

he was employed for thirteen years as a sewing machine operator in a clothing wholesale house

He saw postings at H

with a red felted medal bed

was arrested by Marshal Zhang Xueliang

Germany. A General Assault Badge, Special Grade “25”, By Josef Feix & Söhne Archive The next mention of military(Allgemeine Sturmabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 25). Constructed of oval silvered zink; with an oak leaf border and a pair of acorns at the base, with a large Wehrmacht style eagle with folded wings clutching a mobile swastika, and a crossed bayonet and stick grenade in the centre, with the number 25 in a box at the base; the reverse plain with a vertical broad pinback, with a crimped barrel hinge and a crimped flat catch; maker marked JFS for Josef Feix &