Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, High Catch Variant, by Alois Rettenmaier Auction on French style ribbon with

on French style ribbon with large rosette with hook and eye

as well as being American Numismatic Association Life Member No

both centrepieces in silver gilt with red and black enamels

A very fine post war Pour Le Mérite

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, High Catch Variant, by Alois Rettenmaier Auction on French style ribbon with(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a 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 an oblong plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Alois Rettenmaier, Schwbisch Gmnd,