Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge, By Hymmen & Co. United Republic of Footnote: The Order of Medical

Footnote: The Order of Medical Merit was instituted in 1969 in three grades

intact clip on the reverse

Major King was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order

measures 13 mm (w) x 21 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge, By Hymmen & Co. United Republic of Footnote: The Order of Medical(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). An Infantry Assault Badge, constructed of silvered zink, presenting as an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round