Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac directly above where a pocket

directly above where a pocket usually sits

Dürr continued his training at the Königliche Baugewerkschule (Royal School of Engineering)

4) A RAD Badge

embossed “Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter Dritte Stufe” in black gothic script

plus a magazine clipping illustrating four tanks making their way across a rocky plain

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac directly above where a pocket(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz, measuring 42. 40 mm (w) x 54. 26 mm