Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Souval certificate_of_authenticity 1945 and signed in blue

1945 and signed in blue ink by Commanding Admiral of the U-boats Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895–1945)

dated to Saturday

three Dresden based maker labels affixed to the bottom

He was also an accomplished rower while at Cambridge

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Souval certificate_of_authenticity 1945 and signed in blue(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 with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a raised crimped barrel and vertical pinback meeting a