Germany. A General Assault Badge, By “Unknown Maker #10” Hold (Kungliga Svärdsorden)

(Kungliga Svärdsorden)

Cutcliffe with a strength of 32 officers and 974 other ranks

The second group meanwhile had been joined by sixty American paratroopers and together both groups attacked the now stranded convoy

the inside of the lid embossed “LDO” in black ink

Slightly rusted in places

Germany. A General Assault Badge, By “Unknown Maker #10” Hold (Kungliga Svärdsorden)(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of oval silvered zink; with an oak leaf border and a pair of acorns at the base, with a large Wehrmacht style eagle with folded wings clutching a mobile swastika, and a crossed bayonet and stick grenade in the centre; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 42. 71 mm (w) x 54. 07 mm (h); weighing 27. 7 grams; in overall very fine