Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction SOUTH AFRICA 1901 (3864 Pte

SOUTH AFRICA 1901 (3864 Pte A

with a red field flanked by three white and two red alternating stripes

" (Patent Pending) and "STERLING" on the reverse

Martin reminisced later: "We were between two lines of the enemy and entirely isolated from our corps and after a consultation among the officers of both regiments

1942 and were scheduled for a bombing mission aboard their Hampden Bomber but had their mission aborted

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction SOUTH AFRICA 1901 (3864 Pte(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika on the top and a bowtie 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,