Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China and features in the center

and features in the center "GrossDeutschland" in machine woven silver wire thread

evidence of period repair visible to the pinback

Footnote: The Society of Colonial Wars is a hereditary society composed of men who trace their descents from forebears who

to Johannes Heinzel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China and features in the center(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a central 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 round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 62 mm (w) x 53. 28 mm (h), weighing 23. 7 grams, demonstrating loss of finish throughout the base