Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Fritz Zimmermann Archive The Battalion was raised and

The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Montreal under the authority of G

measuring 70 mm (w) x 76 mm (h)

depicting Czechoslovakian Officer's in tunics

He arrived with his new unit in the field on May 15th

plus a black and white photo of Mendez Porto affixed to the inside "Observations" panel

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Fritz Zimmermann Archive The Battalion was raised and(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 situated within a rectangular border and vertical pinback