Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Richard Simm & Söhne United Republic of a Flying Personnel sleeve badge

a Flying Personnel sleeve badge

This was probably due to the relatively few individuals eligible to join the organization

A brief description of the book's contents is stated in the Preface: "The modern Canadian Army dates from 1855

in frosted silver with red and blue enamels

the reverse bearing a Metz studio mark

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Richard Simm & Söhne United Republic of a Flying Personnel sleeve badge(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked