Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Archive In stamped brass with faceplate

In stamped brass with faceplate affixed by soldered rivets

stamped in black ink "LGPH" above an embossed "8"

In his Department of Veterans Affairs Report

Van der Heyden summarized the training as follows: "The unforeseen always pops up

inscribed "Koppelschloss Nach Vorschrift der Reichs-Jugendführung"

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Archive In stamped brass with faceplate(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 with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch,