Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant visually-hidden maker marked in Arabic on

maker marked in Arabic on the reverse

1945 and provided logistic support for the Iwo Jima campaign from February 22nd to March 3rd

the battalion returned to Australia during 1943

Schuster thanks Küfner for a “funny paper cutting” and hopes to visit his new home soon

Once he recovered from his injuries

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant visually-hidden maker marked in Arabic on(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 wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating