Set of German Combat Decorations

Set of German Combat Decorations

1.) General Assault Badge (Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen).
The General Assault badge was introduced on June 1st 1940, by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch, for award to support personnel who were ineligible for the Infantry or Panzer Assault badges. Criteria for award of the badge was basically the same as the criteria for award of the Infantry and Panzer Assault badges with the main qualification being participation in three separate assaults in a supporting role.
On its introduction the badge was only intended for award to combat engineers and was designated, Pionier-Sturmabzeichen, (Engineer's Assault Badge). Shortly afterwards award of the badge was extended to other support personnel including artillery and assault gun personnel, anti-tank and anti-aircraft personnel and medical personnel.
Before the introduction of the Tank Destruction Strip in March 1942, personnel who had single handedly destroyed an enemy tank with Infantry weapons were awarded the General Assault Badge.Die struck, solid backed, alloy construction award with a silver finish. The badge features a cut-out, high relief Wehrmacht styled eagle with down-swept wings positioned above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, and encompassed by an embossed, vertically oval, oak-leaf wreath.
Zink contstruction with clean soldering of the the setup.The badge shows signs of wear.
Badge unsigned. Known producer: Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid.

Material / type of production: zinc / solid embossing
Height: 53.3 mm mm
Width: 42.1 mm
Weight: 29.99 g
Note: Unstoppable pin

2.) Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen).
The Infantry Assault Badge in silver was introduced on December 20th 1939 by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch, for award to Officers and EM/NCOs of non-motorized Infantry and Mountain Infantry units. Criteria for bestowal of the badge varied, with the main qualification being participation in three separate Infantry assaults.On June 1st 1940 a bronze version of the Infantry Assault Badge was introduced for award to Officers and EM/NCOs of Motorized Infantry units.

Badge signed on the back by the manufacturer: M.K.1. Maker: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall & Kunststoff - Gablonz.

Material / type of production: zinc / solid embossing
Height: 62.5 mm
Width: 48.0 mm
Weight: 25.89 g

3.) German Wehrmacht eagle from Visor Cap.
Aluminum, no mounting catches, not signed. Profiled.

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