Germany, Heer. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Hold Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped

Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped "4037" below

ending up in the Courland pocket towards the end of the war

3 mm (w) x 47

reinforced stitching along the left and right sides

a bow on the bottom of the wreath

Germany, Heer. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Hold Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen, in Silber). Instituted 2012 December 1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). Constructed in silvered zink, the Infantry Assault Badge comprises of an oval shaped oak leaf wreath, both sides consisting of four upwards pointing leaves, the bottom of the badge has a stylized bow holding the wreath together, the wreath itself is crossed by the rifle with its bayonet pointing upwards from lower