1932 and signed in black ink by Reichswehrminister (Reich Minister of Defence) Wilhelm Groener (1867–1939)
Prussian 25 Years Long Service Award
A third reich period KDF (Kraft durch Freude/Strength through Joy) Gau baden Schwarzwald badge
measuring 32 mm (w) x 830 mm (l)
At the time of his death he was in IR117 which was under the 111th Infantry Division
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity 1932 and signed in black(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 revere with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked