Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge United Republic of with "For Merit" device on

with "For Merit" device on ribbon

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He attended Sandhurst and was commissioned into The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge United Republic of with "For Merit" device on(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Instituted June 1st, 1940. Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 0 mm (w) x 53. 1 mm (l), weighing 33. 75 grams, with approximately