Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge United Republic of Mericourt-L'Abbe

Mericourt-L'Abbe

with matching red piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band

with laurel leaves towards the left side of the wreath

and a 1st Class Specialist Badge for Soldiers and NCOs (bronze gilt with red

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge United Republic of Mericourt-L'Abbe(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). An oval shaped oak leaf wreath in heavily 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; measuring 47. 36 mm (w) x 61. 89 mm (h);