An Early Second War German Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge Hold Head of the Commonwealth

Head of the Commonwealth

While serving with H

The memorial stands in the Taukkyan War Cemetery

6th January 1974

1943 and carries a facsimile by Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein (1887–1973)

An Early Second War German Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge Hold Head of the CommonwealthA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen bronze grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in hollow stamped tombac, 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 needle style pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and missing the catch; unmarked;