Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive 107 mm x 150 mm

107 mm x 150 mm

Böttcher (1889–1973) was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross and served in Africa under Generalfeldmarschall Rommel

otherwise in fine condition)

he downed Flight Sub Lieutenant Arthur Stuart Mather

In 1943 the ship was anchored in Augusta in a state unfit for service

Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive 107 mm x 150 mm(Infantrie Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bow tie on the bottom. 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a crimped barrel hinge, and a crimped flat catch; maker marked R. R. S. on the reverse, and displaying all of