Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt United Republic of He was discharged five weeks

He was discharged five weeks later

with an early SS skull insignia (Danziger skull)

85 mm (w) x 160 mm (h) x 35

A second pattern RLB (Reichsluftschutzbund/Air Raid Protection League) membership badge

lightly soiled original ribbon with brooch pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt United Republic of He was discharged five weeks(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). Instituted 20 December 1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). Constructed of bronzed zink, obverse depicting an oval shaped oak leaf wreath topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika with a bow tie at the bottom, Karabiner 98k rifle with bayonet and carrying sling set diagonally across badge, maker marked with AS initial logo of Adolf Schwerdt, Stuttgart, measuring 64