Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed 1 'Y' Depot in Halifax

1 'Y' Depot in Halifax

numbered “5712”

measuring 162 mm (w) x 112 mm (h)

she was continuously on Atlantic convoy duty

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed 1 'Y' Depot in Halifax(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy, 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 carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,