Infantry Assault Badge Silver By Alois Rettenmaier

Original WW2 German Infantry Assualt Badge Silver by Alois Rettenmaier, constructed in zink with a soldered crimped barrel hinge, and a soldered flat wire catch.  The badge is unmarked but attributed to Alois Rettenmaier, Schwäbisch-Gmünd, with no damage and repairs in good condition.

 

Product ID: 4166

£160.00

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Description

Infantry Assault Badge

The WW2 German Infantry Assault Badge depicts an oval oak leaf wreath with the Wehrmacht (Armed Forces) style eagle above with swept wings clutching a swastika in its talons, with a Mauser rifle with a fixed bayonet and sling in the centre angled.

This bronze decoration was instituted on the 1st June 1940, it was awarded to infantry and panzer troops for the following criteria;

  • To have taken part in three or more motorized infantry assaults.
  • To have taken part in three or more motorized infantry counter-attacks.
  • To have taken part in three or more motorized armed reconnaissance operations.
  • To have been engaged in hand-to-hand combat in motorized assault positions.
  • To have participated on three separate days in the restitution of a motorized combat position.

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