Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Josef Feix & Söhne Province of China and seven Lapel Badges (in

and seven Lapel Badges (in silvered or gilt metal

He was not fit enough to walk the necessary few paces for the Victoria Cross investiture at Buckingham Palace until March 1

measuring 74 mm (w) x 73 mm (h)

The Circle News (Journal of the 29th Independent Infantry Brigade Group

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Josef Feix & Söhne Province of China and seven Lapel Badges (in(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, maker marked