Original VERY RARE WWII German General Assault Badge 25 By JFS Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified

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Original VERY RARE WWII German General Assault Badge 25 By JFS Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran Certified.  The General Assault badge was Introduced on June 1ST 1940, by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch, for award to support personnel who were ineligible for the Infantry or Panzer Assault badges. Criteria for award of the badge was basically the same as the criteria for award of the Infantry and Panzer Assault badges with the main qualification being participation in three separate assaults in a supporting role. On its introduction the badge was only intended for award to combat engineers and was designated, Pionier-Sturmabzeichen, (Engineer’s Assault Badge). Shortly after its introduction bestowal of the badge was extended to other support personnel including artillery and assault gun personnel, anti-tank and anti-aircraft personnel and medical personnel. Of Note: Before the introduction of the Tank Destruction Strip in March 1942, personnel who had single handedly destroyed an enemy tank with Infantry weapons were awarded the General Assault badge. By 1943 it was realized that the General Assault Badge didn’t sufficiently recognize the number of assaults that the support personnel participated in which resulted in the introduction of four numbered Special Grade of the General Assault badges on June 22ND 1943. The Special Grade badges followed the basic design of their predecessor but were larger, two-piece construction awards, with the addition of a rectangular numbered plate to the bottom center of the wreath. The Special Grade badges were issued with the numerals, 25, 50, 75 and 100 to represent the ever-growing number of assaults participated in. A General Assault Badge: Grade II (25) – by JFS (Josef Feix Söhne, Gablonz) Die struck zinc, silvered wreath and patinated eagle, raised on reveres right side wreath “JFS” in box; magnetic pin, measures ca. 48.37mm x 58.07mm, weighs 32.5 grams, textbook example by this maker, badge retains some of original finish, in extremely fine condition; an excellent example by this maker.   Excellent quality, in good condition with some slight patina on the zinc (see photos).  Brought home by a U.S. Veteran 100% Guaranteed to be authentic Complete Museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History.  The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.   Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. Don’t miss this OUTSTANDING SCARCE EXAMPLE.