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Summer 2022 Militaria Auction
Lot 251:
General Assault Badge by RS (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 (about 30% of the finish remaining).
The obverse depicts a closed winged eagle, clutching a mobile swastika within its talons, above a crossed model 24 grenade and K98 bayonet. This is then all surrounded by an oak leaf and acorn wreath.
The full back reverse is maker marked
"R.S." (Rudolf Souval, Wien).
It also shows a repaireded wire catch, soldered on sheet metal hinge and round wire pin.
Material / type of production: zinc / solid embossing
Height: 53 mm
Width: 41 mm
Weight:27,91 g
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