measuring 285 mm in width x 305 mm in length x 110 mm in height
both with horizontal pinbacks
certifying Heberlein as the son of the consulate at the German embassy in Salamanca
a Bavarian King Ludwig cross
and marked with a silver fineness mark denoting Viennese manufacture
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic measuring 285 mm in width(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, in turn situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 52 mm (w) x 53. 89 mm (h), weighing 27. 6 grams, an unusually well preserved zink example in