A Second War German Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Ferdinand Wiedmann Newly Listed Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped

Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped "318" below

many of these aluminum alloy buckles have the paint worn off exposing the aluminum

ordered Lieutenant Colonel George MacDonnell to move from Kingston on Lake Ontario to the front south of Montreal with his 1st Light Battalion of mixed regular and militia companies

He is noted for completing World War II longest combat patrol

returning to the 2nd Infantry Battalion on February 11th

A Second War German Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Ferdinand Wiedmann Newly Listed Friedrich Christiansen and number stampedA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen; bronze grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in gilded feinzink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch; maker marked with