Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, c. 1943 Hold measuring 109 mm (w) x

measuring 109 mm (w) x 76 mm (h)

scattered crazing and chipping evident in the white enamels

and retains a functional magnetic metal spring clip

maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/153” for Friedrich Orth

arriving in Le Havre on the 16th

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, c. 1943 Hold measuring 109 mm (w) x(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Instituted June 1st, 1940. 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 raised sheet metal hinge, vertical round wire catch, and rightward opening round wire catch, an unmarked example, measuring 44. 2 mm (w) x 53. 6 mm (l), weighing