Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed was the scene of the

was the scene of the worst urban fighting in the Pacific theater

slight separation of corner joints

"in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"

the reverse side of the photo reads: to my dear Rita

Bergedorf-Hamburg

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed was the scene of the(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, tied together at the bottom by a ribbon and topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round