Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Julius Bauer & Co. Hold Colonel Michaelis displayed outstanding professional

Colonel Michaelis displayed outstanding professional skill in leading his regiment in the bitter struggle for the vital communications center of Carentan

the coat-of-arms and the ribbon banner together measuring 56

joined the Army

An Eastern Front Medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Julius Bauer & Co. Hold Colonel Michaelis displayed outstanding professional(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,