Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Refurbished Example by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Hold 2mm(w) x 50

2mm(w) x 50

and the poorly defined border

a red and white enamelled cross with a superimposed oak and laurel wreath across the arms

in fact some time before he was reported as missing

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Refurbished Example by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Hold 2mm(w) x 50(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a large rounded catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, with a die code of 3 and showing Assmanns classic ejector pin