Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Hold exhibits minor loss of gilding

exhibits minor loss of gilding

5 mm shield consisting of a two-piece construction

Major Wulff and his battalion stormed the heights to the west of the Avre Creek between Montdidier and Amiens

bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a gilt Belgian lion rampant

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Hold exhibits minor loss of gilding(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by an unidentified maker notable for also producing an