Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of Yser Medal (bronze gilt

Yser Medal (bronze gilt

a 1934 Bavarian Strength through Joy badge

obverse maker marked “Keibel” with Romanov-style imperial eagle with Russian silver hallmark of

and one of the first to fly a rocket-powered aircraft (the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet)

defended the house with determined resolution

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of Yser Medal (bronze gilt(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating