Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold Instituted 1934

Instituted 1934

Belgium while serving with the 1st Battalion

with tongue attached to the boards

ribbon lightly soiled with glue and paper residue on reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold Instituted 1934(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 45 mm (w) x 52. 75 mm (h), weighing 13. 9 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost and minor oxidation is