Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Hold Three Silver Commander’s Badges (two

Three Silver Commander’s Badges (two in cases of issue)

Footnote: One of the more encouraging early victories during the Revolutionary War was the British evacuation of Boston on March 17

has been awarded the German Cross in Gold on September 2

flanked by wide red stripes on either side

each of 900 men

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Hold Three Silver Commander’s Badges (two(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 Karabner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating