GERMAN WW2 GENERAL ASSAULT BADGE CLAM SHELL SCREW BACK

WW2 GERMAN NAZI ARMY SILVER GENERAL ASSAULT BADGE - Awarded for 3 encounters with the enemy. Maker marked A for Assmann. Has a clam shell screw back.

These medals are so good they will pass as original

These are top of the line German WWII reproduction Medals.

These are for collectors who want the best, but don't want to pay the original price.

The General Assault badge was introduced on June 1st,  1940 by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch, for award to support personnel who were ineligible for the Infantry or Panzer Assault badges. Criteria for award of the badge was basically the same as the criteria for award of the Infantry and Panzer Assault badges with the main qualification being participation in three separate assaults in a supporting role. On its introduction the badge was only intended for award to combat engineers and was designated, Pionier-Sturmabzeichen, (Engineer’s Assault Badge). Shortly afterwards award of the badge was extended to other support personnel including artillery and assault gun personnel, anti-tank and anti-aircraft personnel and medical personnel. Of Note: Before the introduction of the Tank Destruction Strip in March 1942, personnel who had single handedly destroyed an enemy tank with Infantry weapons were awarded the General Assault Badge.