Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of An award of the “Ehrenkreuz

An award of the “Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer” (Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918) to Joseph Bock

the reverse with a Griffin wielding a Baden coat of arms

the interior has partially removed from the binding

original ribbon with hanger

RAF records state Essen was second only to the capital city of Berlin in terms of total allied bomb tonage dropped during the war

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade United Republic of An award of the “Ehrenkreuz(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback