Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive contact mark on the first

contact mark on the first "6" of the "166" designation

that came to the fore in December 1916

mostly to nationalist sympathizers and to Christian democratic organizations

8mm (h- to top of suspension loop) and weighing at 32

Three weeks after his admission to Woodcote Park

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive contact mark on the first(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 42. 36 mm (w) x 52. 84 mm (h),