Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed and to capture the hills

and to capture the hills north of Bykowka

while "38" is the year of production - 1938

Footnote: 604 Private J

another locket with two photographic portraits of the recipient

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed and to capture the hills(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, presenting as an oval oak leaf wreath, with central Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, on top of a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 41 mm (w) x 53. 35 mm (h), weighing 9. 0 grams, in near extremely fine condition