Infantry assault badge in Silver.
Maker marked 'FZZS', Fritz Zimmermann, just be below the hinge.
Standard textbook version with a wrap around hinge and catch with a catch plate.
Excellent condition, more or less all original silver finish remain but it's a bit patinated so it's hard to make an accurate photo, look really good in hand.
All parts in working condition.
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HISTORY:
The Infantry Combat Badge, more commonly referred to as the Infantry Assault Badge, was designed by C. E. Junker of Berlin and instituted on December 20, 1939 by Generaloberst von Brauchitsch. The initial class was instituted in silver and decorated foot infantry who participated in combat action earning a degree of experience that qualified them for the badge.
A separate class, in Bronze, was instituted on June 1, 1940. The Bronzed class had criteria similar to the requirements the Silver. There was, however, one notable distinction; The status of the troops, bronzed meant motorized Panzer troops, silver meant foot infantry.
144 USD
