Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Deschler & Sohn Archive A second pattern RLB (Reichsluftschutzbund/Air

A second pattern RLB (Reichsluftschutzbund/Air Raid Protection League) member’s armband

he was moved to the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations

45 mm x 105 mm each

field grey/green

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Deschler & Sohn Archive A second pattern RLB (Reichsluftschutzbund/Air(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). Instituted 20 December 1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). Constructed of silvered zinc, obverse depicting an oval shaped oak leaf wreath topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika with a bow tie at the bottom, Karabiner 98k rifle with bayonet and carrying sling set diagonally across badge, maker marked with AS initial logo of Adolf Schwerdt, measuring 61. 88 mm (h)