Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of Patricia and Robert

Patricia and Robert

now acknowledging his sister as his next-of-kin

each sleeve features a 7 cm-deep turnback cuff

9mm (l) x 15

with both boards with “49” machine embroidered with white threads on the obverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of Patricia and Robert(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