Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, By Hymmen & Co. GTRexclude a custom-made decoration awarded personally

a custom-made decoration awarded personally by Grand Admiral Erich Raeder

Lüdenscheid insignia and marked "16" on the reverse

32 mm x 87 mm

With one engine smoking and disabled

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, By Hymmen & Co. GTRexclude a custom-made decoration awarded personally(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, maker marked with LDO code L 53 for Hymmen & Co., Ldenscheid, measuring 42. 16 mm (w) x 53. 14 mm (h), weighing 31. 7 grams, in