Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold with multiple wartime photographs and

with multiple wartime photographs and illustrations

fabricated from chains from the Bastille

his brother later moved in with him under similar circumstances of exile

this award is one of the best examples we have had the pleasure of offering

He was killed by friendly fire in the vicinity of Leningrad on 22 January 1942

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold with multiple wartime photographs and(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the reverse maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 42. 60 mm (w) x 53. 14 mm (h), weighing 32. 8