Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge United Republic of the obverse bearing a raised

the obverse bearing a raised monogram of Catherine the Great

It was awarded by a council of Society members to its most deserving and dedicated members

labelled "L

He was commissioned as a Second-Lieutenant in April and was given five days leave in London

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge United Republic of the obverse bearing a raised(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). 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, in turn situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 52 mm (w) x 53. 89 mm (h), weighing 27. 6 grams, an unusually well preserved zink example in