Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and "139" the steel batch

and "139" the steel batch number) on the underside of the helmet at the front

claiming that the accompanying binder was among a small trove of items he retrieved from Allied-occupied Berlin after the Soviets opened the city to the Western Allies

He received the German Cross in Silver on March 10

in Action and Out

83 Squadron Standard (dated June 10

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and "139" the steel batch(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around 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, unmarked, measuring 42. 04 mm (w) x 53. 28 mm (h), weighing 28. 9 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high contact points,