Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive Christoph Freiherr von Pittel and

Christoph Freiherr von Pittel and his Son

and an Army Long Service Medal

He had a tattoo of two eagles on his chest

signed by the Adjutant-General

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive Christoph Freiherr von Pittel and(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,