Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Clasp to Iron Cross Second

Clasp to Iron Cross Second Class

on average each separate attack only involved two infantry regiments

with award document dated 21

maker marked on obverse with Karl Koch Kiel

page 4045: "1st West India Regiment

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Clasp to Iron Cross Second(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze; the shape of an oval shaped oak wreath, 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 round wire catch; measuring 48. 11 mm