Original German WWII Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge by Wilhelm Hobacher - Featured in Sascha Weber Book Italian Flags as countries did not want

as countries did not want to be seen as "taking sides

Both were vital beachheads for the invasion

and looks to be silver plated aluminum with a steel runner inside

the Intrenching Tool Carrier (see below) often migrated to attachment points on the rucksack

however they are partly faded

Original German WWII Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge by Wilhelm Hobacher - Featured in Sascha Weber Book Italian Flags as countries did not wantOriginal Items: Only One Available. Called in German a Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber, this genuine badge is constructed of silvered die struck zinc. Over time, the silvering can wear and flake off, showing the oxidized base metal, however this example still retains almost all of the original silver wash and looks great! We very rarely see example that have this much intact silvering. This exact badge was one of the many featured in the book The