Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a boutonniere

with a boutonniere

and covering distances too small for bush planes yet much too great for walking

base silver metal and enamel

She lived in Groß Gotteswalde near Sonnenborn

and broadcasting director and SS-Hauptsturmführer Richard Kolb (1891–1945)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a boutonniere(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 hollow with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41. 77 mm (w) x 52. 40 mm (h), weighing 16. 4 grams, with moderate loss of finish and slight oxidation evident, in