Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Province of China He then joined the SS

He then joined the SS and ultimately made it to SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer und Generaloberst der Waffen-SS (Supreme Group Leader

The soldbuch includes entries to the uniform pieces he was issued

47mm diameter

with an additional band of white piping surrounding the crown

It measures approximately 48 cm across the shoulders

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Province of China He then joined the SS(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a maker atypical flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 56 for Funcke & Brninghaus, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 0 mm (w) x 64. 5 mm (h), weighing 38.