Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction He was an Ordinary Seaman

He was an Ordinary Seaman on the "Acasta" at the Battle of Santo Domingo on 6 Feb 1806

After six days' treatment

encompassing a vertical thermometer

inscribed "EI505" in white on the black cotton backer

where he became a Commissioned Shipwright on October 16

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction He was an Ordinary Seaman(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse consisting of an oak wreath, 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; maker