Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Bronze Grade Infantry Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold when he was wounded on

when he was wounded on the latter half of the first day of action

planted vertically in the sandy soil

but did not attend public events with him until mid-1944

Medals Cardboard Shipping Container (addressed to "L

In die stamped steel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Bronze Grade Infantry Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold when he was wounded on(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). An oval shaped oak leaf wreath in bronzed 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 crimped ball hinge, and a crimped flat wire catch; measuring 48. 2 mm (w) x 61.