Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by B.H. Mayer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac bearing a central inscription of

bearing a central inscription of “AFRIKA” flanked by palm trees of identical construction

fully lined with identical wool

he was officially made a candidate for the rank of an official in the Army

XIV - Activities Among Foreign Forces

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by B.H. Mayer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac bearing a central inscription of(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 flat wire catch, unmarked