Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Ferdinand Wiedmann Archive He received the Iron Cross

He received the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Infantry Assault Badge in 1941

" NOTE: Lieutenant Colonel A

Cross In bronze gilt

03mm(w) x 34

until his discharge at Halifax on May 19

Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Ferdinand Wiedmann Archive He received the Iron CrossA second war German silver grade Infanterie Sturmabzeichen; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked L 51