Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity 21st Army Group concluded that

21st Army Group concluded that the 1st Armoured Carrier Squadron was the best means to seize objectives and reduce infantry casualties

This feat won him the Oak Leaves

98 mm x 147 mm

Knie was initially dispatched to Italy for a few months where he had no enemy contact

WWI 222nd Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Pin - Three-piece construction

Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity 21st Army Group concluded thatA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen silver grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, 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 hollow, without maker's mark; with a vertical round wire pinback, a crimped sheet metal hinge, unmarked;