Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Late-War Example by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of a senior officer ion the

a senior officer ion the Royal Air Force

and a round pommel cap bearing a raised border enclosing a central NHD motif

Dietl continued to climb the ranks in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht

The throat is held together by dual side rivets

Southland on October 6

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Late-War Example by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of a senior officer ion the(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze) Constructed of bronzed 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 flattened and rounded catch