Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive George’s Cross in red enamel

George’s Cross in red enamel

contact mark on the first "6" of the "166" designation

interior lined in emerald green rayon

that came to the fore in December 1916

Three weeks after his admission to Woodcote Park

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive George’s Cross in red enamel(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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 42. 36 mm (w) x 52. 84 mm (h),