enamel chipping and loss evident on the centrepiece rings
just ten days after the failed liberation by Task Force Baum
(Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons
shows a photograph of Schieck stapled to the second page
each with button loops reinforced with white thread
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Souval Archive enamel chipping and loss evident(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). A badge constructed of silvered zink, comprising of an oval shaped oak leaf wreath, both sides consisting of four upwards pointing leaves, the bottom of the badge has a stylized bow holding the wreath together, the wreath itself is crossed by the rifle with its bayonet pointing upwards from lower right to the upper left, the top of the wreath is decorated by an army eagle looking to the right, in its claws it