Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction but Major Garay courageously knelt

but Major Garay courageously knelt by the casualty's side

and National Socialist Motor Corps (Nationalsocialistisches Kraftfahr-Korps = NSKK) 2nd Pattern Qualified Drivers Arm Badge (white embroidery on black nylon

he received the Infantry Assault Badge in Silver on October 8

Lydia comments that her father does not know for sure but might have a suspicion

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction but Major Garay courageously knelt(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback,