Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Medal for the 40th

and Medal for the 40th Jubilee of Carol I

well into 1945

accented with black piping along the top edge

issued on board the battleship “Tirpitz” on 20 April 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Medal for the 40th(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse hollow, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 56 mm (w) x 52. 96 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of silver finish