Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze - Otto Schickle (Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze) Rare

Infantry assault badge in bronze – Otto Schickle, Pforzheim. Early war tombac construction IAB with Schickle design, first pattern with the first type 'wire' catch, rather than the later type 'flat sheet metal' catch. Very rare badge.

The Infantry Assault Badge in bronze was introduced on 1. June 1940  to all ranks of Motorized Infantry and Motorized Mountain Infantry units who participated in three different assaults on three different days