Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge GTRexclude Eight notches are neatly carved

Eight notches are neatly carved into the upper cross guard

as part of a broad reorganization of the National Guard

city marked (King Eric

5 mm x 75 mm Army green cloth

An article in the January 1944 issue of Popular Mechanics shows women at the David Taylor facility making 1:500 scale ship models

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge GTRexclude Eight notches are neatly carved(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central 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. 53 mm (w) x 54. 13 mm (h), weighing 30. 0 grams, minor loss of finish is evident the the hinge demonstrates