Germany (Third Reich): Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen). Bronze Grade for Mechanised Infantry / Panzer Grenadiers

Note: The reverse of the badge with a hinged pin fitting (a/f) retaining a vertical pin and the traditional clasp fitting associated with the maker 'JFS'

Height: Approx 62mm

Width: Approx 47mm

Weight: 36g

A fine heavy solid die-struck badge

The badge with makers mark logo for 'JFS', Josef Feix & Söhne of Gablonz, Germany

The Infantry Assault Badge (German: Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen) was a German military decoration awarded to Waffen-SS and Wehrmacht Heer soldiers during the Second World War. This decoration was instituted on 20 December 1939 by the Commander-in-Chief (Oberbefehlshaber) of the German Army, Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. It could be awarded to members of infantry and Gebirgsjäger (mountain infantry) units that had participated in infantry assaults, with light infantry weapons, on at least three separate days of battle in the front line on or after 1 January 1940. When a counter-offensive led to fighting, it could also apply. Award of the Infantry Assault Badge was authorized at regimental command level, and mechanized or motorized infantry were not eligible for the original badge. A bronze variant of the Infantry Assault Badge was created in June 1940, authorized for motorized and mechanized infantry units, using similar requirements for award as the original silver variant

The top of hinged pin fitting contemporary refurbished (a/f), almost certainly due to constant wear, with a few scratches to reverse, as worn

Condition: VF

Code: 22712