Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Auction with the Regiment gaining five

with the Regiment gaining five Victoria Crosses

O’Connor was referring to the “Old Contemptibles

a left-facing lion with its head turned and facing front-on below

1970 to February 22

as they weren't very attractive

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Auction with the Regiment gaining five(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). A Second War period Infantry Assault Badge, constructed of silvered zink, presenting as an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting