Germany. A Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Hermann Aurich
(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen, in Silver). Instituted on 20.12.1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939-1945). Constructed of silvered zink, in the shape of an oval 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 sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; maker marked with the logo of “Hermann Aurich” on the reverse, measuring 47.00 mm (w) x 60.55 mm (h), weighing 27.0 grams, in good condition.

