Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed XV - Wire Inlay

XV - Wire Inlay

After thirty-three days at Horton

Before the visit in 1939

a German youth hostel badge

but displaying typical characteristics of “Ferdinand Wiedmann

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed XV - Wire Inlay(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41. 80 mm (w) x 52. 98 mm (h), weighing 32. 9 grams, with total loss of silver finish evident, in very fine