Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Unknown Maker Variant United Republic of number 274499 and entitled to

number 274499 and entitled to a War Service Gratuity of $183

pawn-broker's mark on the reverse

a wooden plate celebrating the birth of his son

at the age of 29 and is remembered with honour at the Vimy Memorial

and Jean Franklin before they married)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Unknown Maker Variant United Republic of number 274499 and entitled to(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant attributed to an unidentified manufacturer, measuring