Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Special Grade 25, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne GTRexclude and in January 1938

and in January 1938

to serve at Eisenhower’s Headquarters as the Deputy for Training and soon after he was Eisenhower’s personal representative to the European Defense Forces Conference (this eventually led to West Germany entering the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations)

opening to reveal ribbed black rayon liners through both the lid and bottom

A mixed lot of 14 private wartime photos showing Heer Gebirgsjäger personnel in the field

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Special Grade 25, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne GTRexclude and in January 1938(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 25). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a raised number 25, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse features in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback,