Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Vienna Design Archive when he fell unconscious from

when he fell unconscious from exhaustion and loss of blood

also earning the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with the 11th Foot in 1870

inscribed “Opes regum corda subditorum” (Latin - The deeds of the Kings win the hearts of their subjects)

Schmuker stayed with the unit until at least the end of 1941

11mm (w) x 25

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Vienna Design Archive when he fell unconscious from(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a slightly vaulted 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch,