Description
measuring 62 mm (w) x 68 mm (h)
the reverse of the cross lightly textured and inscribed “Für Verdienste um das Deutsche Rote Kreuz/For Service in the German Red Cross”
consisting of a silver-gilded multi-rayed beaded star with superposed finely enameled four-armed cross with gilt framing
Prior to the war he was employed as a machinist
Instituted 1908
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Hold measuring 62 mm (w) x(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variant produced by an unidentified manufacturer (specified as