A bomb shell went off next to the kitchen wagon that Giannini was standing next to as he was waiting for coffee
takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Commander David S
constructed of a variety of period original dagger parts
stamped on the crown with a partially-legible blank ink Reichsbetriebsnummmer (RBN) of “2/0125” for an unidentified Breslau-based manufacturer
maker marked “Holzschnitzerei Menz Kleinsassen
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, By Rudolf Karneth Auction A bomb shell went off(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, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz, measuring 42. 28 mm (w) x 54. 06 mm (h),