Germany. A General Assault Badge, Alternative 1957 Version Auction Archive and SA (Sturmabteilungen) Reserve Stickpin

and SA (Sturmabteilungen) Reserve Stickpin (silvered bronze with white and black enamels

nine days in October 1943 and seven days in March 1944

survived by his third wife Kathleen "Kay" Birchall

hallmarked on the base ribbon

the recipient had to be at least twenty-nine years old and enter the Order first as a knight

Germany. A General Assault Badge, Alternative 1957 Version Auction Archive and SA (Sturmabteilungen) Reserve Stickpin(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze; the obverse consisting of an oak leaf border and a pair of acorns at the base, with a large Wehrmacht style eagle with folded wings clutching a mobile swastika, and a crossed bayonet and stick grenade in the centre; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 42. 73 mm (w) x 53. 28 mm (h); weighing 40. 6 grams; in overall very fine