Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold 1797 - June 30

1797 - June 30

Bronze gilt with red and cream-coloured enamels

Ontario and was a resident of the town when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (1013126) with the 230th Forestry Battalion

8 mm (h- inclusive of its crown and dragon suspension)

with two oak leaves and an acorn

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold 1797 - June 30(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse consisting of an oak wreath, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; maker