a Maltese cross constructed of war alloy
retiring in November 1899
Accompanied by seventeen pages of copies of his Index Cards
Awarded to Unteroffizier Herbert Lettow for exceptional bravery and success as Bomber Flight Personnel on the 19th of May
fractured iron core with silver frame
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Grossmann & Co. certificate_of_authenticity a Maltese cross constructed of(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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker