General Assault Badge

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Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen by Unknown Maker #2. Instituted June 1, 1940, the General Assault Badge was awarded to Army, Waffen-SS and Ordnungspolizei personnel who supported an infantry attack in three separate assaults but did not qualify for the Infantry Assault Badge. It is constructed out of a die stamped zinc-alloy base that has been silver washed. The obverse depicts a closed winged eagle, clutching a mobile swastika within its talons, above a crossed model 24 grenade and K98 bayonet. This is then all surrounded by an oak leaf and acorn wreath. The hollow back reverse features a soldered-on tombac sheet metal hinge (with a replaced steel hinge-pin), soldered-on nickel-silver c-shaped catch and nickel-silver round wire pin. The hinge is split at the top. It will be fine if you take care with it. All of the components work. It measures 2 1/16 inches tall by 11/16 inches wide.