Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of " (his wife's initials) on

" (his wife's initials) on the front of his left forearm

” for an unidentified manufacturer

Four days after his heroic actions

"INDIA" at the right and "1943" above

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of " (his wife's initials) on(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 a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker