Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Hold bronze star on its original

bronze star on its original ribbon

They also manhandled heavy cases of ammunition

with the wound "penetrating the skull"

(Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 Balkaneinsätze Erinnerungsabzeichen)

and measure 40 mm (w) x 90 mm (l)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Hold bronze star on its original(Allgemeine 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, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a rectangular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Unknown Maker #6 as examined in A