Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed a crown and crescent moon

a crown and crescent moon (indicating German manufacture)

measuring 49 mm x 38 mm

followed by an inscriptions imploring Bosnians to enlist in the SS (13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS “Handschar”) alongside their Croatian compatriots

Decorations and Medals

Footnote: Fritz Schäfer was born 25 November 1910 in Philippsthal

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed a crown and crescent moon(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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,