Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of this typically lasts less than

this typically lasts less than two weeks) on November 5

his unit was temporarily trapped and nearly destroyed in the Cherkassy pocket

the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse fixtures in place

one is missing its vertical pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of this typically lasts less than(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, 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, maker marked