Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden superposing by an enameled blue

superposing by an enameled blue white-bordered Saltire cross inscribed AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit)

the reverse bearing the inscription INTACTAE FIDEI MONIMENTUM DIFFICILLIM PATRIAE TEMPORIBUS MEX ACAD MDCCCVIII

Nida joined the Prussian Army in 1901

before returning to duty on July 1st

the other title is light blue embroidery on black wool

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden superposing by an enameled 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 rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a unique crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened integral