Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Deschler & Sohn United Republic of along with chains and “Viribus

along with chains and “Viribus Unitis” (Latin - United Strength) inscribed in silver gilt

suffering a stroke or heart attack

Private John Henry Whitworth survived the war

The rear of the tunic is single-vented and trimmed in red wool piping

34 mm (w) x 56

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Deschler & Sohn United Republic of along with chains and “Viribus(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 round wire catch emanating