Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Rudolf Souval GTRexclude dated 14 May 1941

dated 14 May 1941

with a silvered brass plate soldered to the obverse via two solder points visible on the reverse (solder mostly missing but the plate remains firmly in place)

and is maker marked “NS62” below the left chin strap buckle (“NS” for Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke

with strong pin and catch

Footnote: The medal was awarded for teaching citizenship and related topics outside of the normal curriculum

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Rudolf Souval GTRexclude dated 14 May 1941(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). A Second War period Infantry Assault Badge, 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