Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of 29 mm (w) x 32

29 mm (w) x 32

measuring 49 mm (w) x 102 mm (h)

stamped with issue number “50338”

Collins was wounded on August 8

The blade is steel and decorated with half crescent moons and stars

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of 29 mm (w) x 32(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker