Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed not least at the crossing

not least at the crossing of the Garigliano - better known to those of the Seaforth who survived that occasion as the "River of Death":Military Cross

between each pillar lay twelve inset pearls

edged on top and bottom with small golden cello oakleaves and red stitched fabric

HARTIG" (Arnold Hartig) below

an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 for Combatants

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed not least at the crossing(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 92 mm (w) x 53. 98 mm (h), weighing 30. 4 grams, with consistent loss of silver finish evident, in near