Infantry assault badge in silver .
Produced by the firm 'Wilhelm Deumer'. This version is called oval crimp.
Like all crimped-in set ups, this attachment method was prone to failures like we see here with this oval crimp Deumer.
This factory repaired example is much more difficult to track down when compared to the standard variant.
Minty condition!
Super nice chrome finish. Sorry very hard to take a good photo.
A hard to find version.
Approved with nothing but praises on https://www.germancombatawards.com
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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.
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