Germany. A General Assault Badge, Alternative 1957 Version Auction with a tri-colour bullion-made cockade

with a tri-colour bullion-made cockade underneath

under the worst tidal conditions they had ever faced

A Post War Signed Photograph of Knight's Cross Recipient - Siegfried Amerkamp

food and shelter

Germany. A General Assault Badge, Alternative 1957 Version Auction with a tri-colour bullion-made cockade(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