Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic silver gilt cross in red

silver gilt cross in red enamel

Accompanied by a rank chevron with double tress (for rank of Obergefreiter) backed with blue-grey cloth

Dark patina on the silver medals

Mary Paquin

This is an award document for a Luftwaffe Ground Assault badge presented to Stabsgefreiter gerhard Kunick of the 7

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic silver gilt cross in red(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