Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold 8 October 1942

8 October 1942

The tunic closes with four pebbled magnetic metal buttons on the right flap meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap

one entitled "OFFICERS

At the time of attestation

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold 8 October 1942(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 48 mm (w) x 52. 02 mm (h), weighing 8. 9 grams, with most of the silvered finish lost, a hollow back version