Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive I visited him in hospital

I visited him in hospital but I was not aware at that time that he had an amputation

one with the U

silver and enamelled insignia

finished with a black wool upper

one shared capture

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive I visited him in hospital(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, with a cast model number 2, measuring 42. 12 mm (w) x 52. 82 mm (h),