Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold then assigned to the 5th

then assigned to the 5th Bombardment Wings at Felts Field

the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting an integrated catch

the reverse bearing a Metz studio mark

the back flyleaf printed in black ink and entitled "ARMY

The interior of the sweat band depicts some writing in blue ink - it is largely undecipherable

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold then assigned to the 5th(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of an uncommon hollow zink variant