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H047457 GENERAL ASSAULT BADGE. (Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen)
BACKGROUND: The General Assault badge was introduced on June 1ST 1940, by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch, for award to support personnel who were ineligible for the Infantry or Panzer Assault badges. Criteria for award of the badge was basically the same as the criteria for award of the Infantry and Panzer Assault badges with the main qualification being participation in three separate assaults in a supporting role. On its introduction the badge was only intended for award to combat engineers and was designated, Pionier-Sturmabzeichen, (Engineer’s Assault Badge). Shortly afterwards award of the badge was extended to other support personnel including artillery and assault gun personnel, anti-tank and anti-aircraft personnel and medical personnel. Of Note: Before the introduction of the Tank Destruction Strip in March 1942, personnel who had single handedly destroyed an enemy tank with Infantry weapons were awarded the General Assault Badge.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Die struck, partially scoop backed, alloy construction badge with a silver washed finish features a cut-out, high relief, Wehrmacht styled eagle with down-swept wings, clutching a canted swastika in its talons, positioned above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, and encompassed by an embossed, vertically oval, oak-leaf wreath. The badge has lost all of its original silver wash and has reverted to an age darkened, matte greyish/tan appearance. The reverse of the badge has deeply scooped depressions to the crossed bayonet and stick grenade. The reverse of the badge has a crimped, soldered hinge, a thin, round, vertical pin and a soldered catch all intact. The catch is crudely soldered in place but appears to have been period applied. The reverse is well marked with the embossed, manufacturer’s initial/logo consisting of a stylized, "A", indicating manufacture by F. W. Assmann & Söhne of Lüdenscheid. The scooped depression to the grenade head appears to have the hand penciled initials, "HB", which are presumably the badge recipients.
GRADE **3/4 PRICE $140.00
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