Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold the badge measuring 52 mm

the badge measuring 52 mm x 54 mm

one without tonal value

by Major Edgar Ersking Hume

and he lived the rest of his life in Germany

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold the badge measuring 52 mm(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse semi hollow, with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 34 mm (w) x 53. 95 mm (h), weighing 33. 2 grams, demonstrating loss of finish and minor surface