Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Deschler & Sohn Auction Type I (Medaglia d'onore per

Type I (Medaglia d'onore per lunga navigazione compiuta)

the obverse with a central gilt medallion bearing a Hohenzollern crown

the colours of which are correct but the order of the stripes wrong

he was presumed and posthumously promoted to Major and awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on November 18

includes photograph of Niendieker stapled to the license

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Deschler & Sohn Auction Type I (Medaglia d'onore per(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 Karabiner 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