Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive one side of which bears

one side of which bears a light brown bakelite button meeting a reinforced buttonhole on the opposite side for an adjustable fit

Schäfer was killed during a defensive battle on March 3

wearing the badges

discoloration and minor interruptions evident in the silvered rolled copper wire

a Saxon patriotic badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive one side of which bears(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bowtie ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback