Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, By An Unknown Maker certificate_of_authenticity In red wool artillery Waffenfarbe

In red wool artillery Waffenfarbe

because the original was destroyed by the enemy

and an Eastern Winter Campaign Medal

missing the ill-fated voyage by three weeks

By December 1st

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, By An Unknown Maker certificate_of_authenticity In red wool artillery Waffenfarbe(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). 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. 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 pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 46. 85 mm (w) x 60. 84 mm (h); weighing 32.