Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac suffering a gun shot wound

suffering a gun shot wound to his right forearm

reverse with inscription of “ЗА ПОХОДЪ ВЪ КИТАЙ” (“For the Expedition to China”)

and his experience as correspondent of the Montreal "Star" during the North West Rebellion

and recorded his observations in pictures while on the battlefield

Ambassador

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac suffering a gun shot wound(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 with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 13 mm (w) x 53. 67 mm (h), weighing 35. 3 grams, a rare example of a zink badge retaining almost all of its