Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and a Tirol Service Medal

and a Tirol Service Medal ribbon with swords

protecting the wearer’s neck from sunlight

set into a handle with ribbed borders

incorporating an Art Deco design by Thayaht (Ernesto Michalles)

Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and a Tirol Service Medal(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consists of an oval oak leaf wreath around a central Heer style German national eagle with its wings stretched out clutching a mobile swastika. Situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a sheet metal hinge, vertical pinback, and round wire loop soldered to a plate, unmarked, measuring 42. 1 mm (w) x 53. 0 mm (l), weighing 33. 95 grams, with the majority