Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold (impressed: T

(impressed: T

his decision to join the medical troops is explained when he reflects on a childhood memory: a boy broke his leg while falling out of a tree they all climbed

A lot of portepees and cords

for a total of sixteen breather holes

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold (impressed: T(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,