Germany. A 1941 Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Sohni Heubach & Co. Auction along with Gemsenkopf gold hallmark

along with Gemsenkopf gold hallmark (for 18Kt

the 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Regiment bore the brunt of the Russian Tank Army’s spearhead

the reverse inscribed “1914 1918” and maker marked “Grienauer” encircled by a border of oak leaves

constructed of forest-green wool

triple marked “585” (for 14 Kt

Germany. A 1941 Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Sohni Heubach & Co. Auction along with Gemsenkopf gold hallmarkAn example of a Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber); consisting of an oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom; with a Karabiner 98k diagonally across the badge, with a 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