Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed (Heer Aufklärungsabteilung Ärmelabzeichen)

(Heer Aufklärungsabteilung Ärmelabzeichen)

cannon balls

joining his unit in the field on the 22nd

an Honour Cross of the World War 1914-1918

1893 in Darlington

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed (Heer Aufklärungsabteilung Ärmelabzeichen)(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 and narrow crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 08 mm (w) x 53. 90 mm (h), weighing 28. 1 grams, with loss of finish evident, in near extremely