Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Mk-Marked Auction Archive when he was transferred to

when he was transferred to Headquarters of the 39th Infantry Regiment

reverse inscribed "DEN ERBAUERN DES ARLBERG-TUNNELS ZUR ERINNERUNG" inside an open-ended wreath of olive leaves

do by these Presents Constitute and Appoint you to be an Officer in Our Active Air Force of our Dominion of Canada from the Eleventh day of June 1943

he also served as a trustee of the Catholic University of Peking

slight chipping to the paint on the swastika

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Mk-Marked Auction Archive when he was transferred to(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked