Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold (1st Company of the Technical

(1st Company of the Technical Reserve and Drill Battalion in Pirna

Aylesworth was with the Military Merchant Marine during the Great War

all edged with bright twisted silvery cord

60 mm (w) x 8

an Introduction

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold (1st Company of the Technical(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 42 mm (w) x 53. 96 mm (h), weighing 27. 6 grams, with loss of finish evident throughout the obverse, in very fine condition.