Germany. A General Assault Badge By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold 39 mm lug-to-lug

39 mm lug-to-lug

particularly in the context of the Stab-in-the-back myth

Austria: War Medal 1873 (bronze gilt

and a Sudetenland Medal

Germany. A General Assault Badge By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Hold 39 mm lug-to-lugA second war German Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen; oval silvered zink; with an oak leaf border and a pair of acorns at the base, with a large Wehrmacht style eagle with folded wings clutching a mobile swastika, and a crossed bayonet and stick grenade in the centre; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked with the stylized logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne on the reverse; measuring 42. 70 mm (w)