Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Buy Now exhibiting a crack at the

exhibiting a crack at the pommel end

Hughes had been an Infantry Instructor for thirty months

to the Oberst (Colonel)

pinned with two bronze rank pips and a letter “W” of identical constructed

The sweatband is maker marked “Deutsche Wertarbeit” in the center

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Buy Now exhibiting a crack at the(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback, maker