Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed an Honour Cross of the

an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 for Combatants

Constructed in white cotton threads

between each pillar lay twelve inset pearls

In the battle of Cut Knife Hill

not least at the crossing of the Garigliano - better known to those of the Seaforth who survived that occasion as the "River of Death":Military Cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed an Honour Cross of the(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 92 mm (w) x 53. 98 mm (h), weighing 30. 4 grams, with consistent loss of silver finish evident, in near