Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of Osterwald was then put into

Osterwald was then put into the 9th Company and took part in defensive battles in northern Finland from January 1942 to May 1943

circumscribed by an inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD IS WITH US”) and oak leaves on a ribbed ring

The defensive mission of this new battalion was changed on October 19th and 20th

obverse centre exhibiting an engraved figure of St

unidentified maker’s mark on suspension loop

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of Osterwald was then put intoA nice example of a Infantry Sturmabzeichen with nearly all of its original silvering intact; in silvered feinzink; vertical needle style pinback, with a crimped sheet metal hinge and a crimped round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 62. 12 mm x 47. 75 mm; weighing 24. 4 grams; extremely fine condition.