Name: Heer General Assault Badge By Rudolf Karneth
SKU: 10455
Price: 200.00 GBP
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Heer General Assault Badge By Rudolf Karneth

An original Heer General Assault Badge by Rudolf Karneth (Allgemeines-Sturmabzeichen) constructed in silvered-plated zinc. The reverse is unmarked but attributed to By Rudolf Karneth, and has a ball style hinge, and ‘?’ style catch. The decoration has no damage or repairs in very good condition.

Product ID: 10455

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Description

Heer General Assault Badge

The General Assault Badge (Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen) was awarded to personnel of the German Army, Waffen-SS, and Ordnungspolizei (order police) who supported an infantry attack but were not part of specific infantry units and therefore did not qualify for the Infantry Assault Badge.

Instituted on the 1st June 1940, by General Walther von Brauchitsch and designed by Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus, which depicts an oval wreath of oak leaves around the circumference with a pair of acorns at the base. Within the wreath is a large Wehrmacht Eagle grasping a swastika pierced on crossed bayonet and stick grenade.

The award was adapted in June 1943, with a small plate ar the base with either 25, 50, 70, or 100 to recognise combatants that have taken part in numerous attacks.

The award was originally designed for combat engineers, as well as ground support units including anti-aircraft, anti-tank, artillery, and medical units.

General Assault Badge Hollow Version By Meybauer With Miniature Pin

Early General Assualt Badge hollow version by Meybauer, constructed in zinc, unmarked but attributed to Paul Meybauer, Berlin. The reverse of the badge is hollow with a vertical pin, soldered barrel hinge, and round wire catch. The badge is also accompanied by General Assault Badge miniature pin 16mm, complete on LDO card. The badge has no damage or repairs, overall in good condition.

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Heer Flak Badge By Förster & Barth

An original Heer Flak Badge by Förster & Barth (Heeres-Flakabzeichen) semi-hollow silvered zinc construction. The obverse depicts oval leaves and acorns surmounted by the heer national eagle clutching a swastika, and a 88 flak gun elevated facing towards the right. The reverse of the badge is unmarked but attributed to Förster & Barth, Pforzheim with a typical sheet metal hinge and the retaining pin goes from thick on the top to thin to thick again with a flat wire catch soldered to the badge. The flak badges measures 60mm (h) x 44mm (w) and weighs 23 grams, and has no damage or repairs in good condition.

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Infantry Assault Badge Bronze By Wiedmann

An original Infantry Assualt Badge Bronze by Wiedmann, die-struck solid zink construction. The obverse of the badge retains 80% of its bronze finish with sharpe detail and nice patina. The reverse has a lilly pad style soldered hinge which is a textbook for this maker complete with a soldered round catch. The lower left of the award has the makers mark 'UU' for E. Ferdinand Wiedmann, in Frankfurt. The badge has no damage or repairs in good condition.

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