Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1940 the “Orion” left Germany

1940 the “Orion” left Germany for the Atlantic

Measuring 210 mm (w) x 295 mm (h)

very light crazing evident in the white enamels on the centrepiece ring

married George Elliott Casey (1850-1903)

A set of Heer Generalmajor shoulder boards

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1940 the “Orion” left Germany(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 barrel hinge situated within depression and with a vertical pinback meeting a