Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction as well as a Waffen-SS

as well as a Waffen-SS “Totenkopf” (dead’s head) insignia

page 4045: "1st West India Regiment

Kietz took part in the attack on Russia from the very first day

Naming is officially impressed on four

measuring 127 mm x 78 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction as well as a Waffen-SS(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze; the shape of an oval shaped oak wreath, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the 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 barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 48. 11 mm