Germany. A 1941 Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Sohni Heubach & Co. Auction Archive 119 mm including crown suspension

119 mm including crown suspension and 75 mm in width

In die stamped silver nickle

Men from Brussels (Ainleyville was renamed in 1872) formed part of the 2nd Contingent of the 33rd Battalion in World War I and were part of the "Fighting 61st" in World War II

measuring 31 mm x 37 mm

Germany. A 1941 Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Sohni Heubach & Co. Auction Archive 119 mm including crown suspensionAn example of a Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber); consisting of an oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom; with a Karabiner 98k diagonally across the badge, with a bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a sheet metal