Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac seven letters from Soldat Xaver

seven letters from Soldat Xaver Widmann

well into 1945

and Medal for the 40th Jubilee of Carol I

71mm x 50mm

issued on board the battleship “Tirpitz” on 20 April 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac seven letters from Soldat Xaver(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 hollow, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 56 mm (w) x 52. 96 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of silver finish