Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac This particular buckle is illustrated

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 440 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

and broadcasting director and SS-Hauptsturmführer Richard Kolb (1891–1945)

base silver metal and enamel

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and covering distances too small for bush planes yet much too great for walking

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac This particular buckle is illustrated(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse hollow with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41. 77 mm (w) x 52. 40 mm (h), weighing 16. 4 grams, with moderate loss of finish and slight oxidation evident, in