Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of the obverse marked “E

the obverse marked “E

and 132 were sentenced to death

and postal marks

assigned to Tunisia in the North African theatre in 1942

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of the obverse marked “E(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, unmarked but