Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück Auction obverse illustrating a downward-pointing sword

obverse illustrating a downward-pointing sword being thrust into a rock

a pin shaped like a helmet

in the form of stylized hooves with a central clamshell medallion on the obverse

and 137th Infantry Battalion "Durham Battalion" Collar Tab (in pickled copper

On 29 May 1940

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück Auction obverse illustrating a downward-pointing sword(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oblong plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid,