Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher GTRexclude including a boutonniere presenting a

including a boutonniere presenting a miniature Order of the Crown

Dihm served as 2nd General Staff Officer of the 1st Bavarian Infantry Division

in the middle sits a gold painted Mutterkreuz

1941 at the age of 17 years and 4 months

For his service in South Africa

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher GTRexclude including a boutonniere presenting a(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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked