Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold 1870 type (with original award

1870 type (with original award document dated 23

Top Example of this type

the farthest one to the right being a replacement

An Early Cased First Class War Merit Cross with Swords - in silvered tombac

the merchantman began preparations for getting underway

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold 1870 type (with original award(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of cupal, 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 with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but consistent with a design tentatively credited to Funcke & Brninghaus, Ldenscheid, measuring 42. 55 mm (w) x 53. 87 mm (h),