General Assault Badge
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The General Assault Badge was a German military decoration awarded during World War II to Wehrmacht personnel who participated in infantry assaults or combat actions but were not eligible for the Infantry Assault Badge.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
combat actions in which no specific combat badge existed
ⓘ
direct participation in infantry-style assaults ⓘ |
| category |
Wehrmacht awards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II military awards of Germany ⓘ |
| class |
General Assault Badge in Bronze
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Assault Badge in Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | militaria collectible ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| designedBy | Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Wehrmacht personnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
non‑infantry combat troops ⓘ |
| era | Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes | personnel eligible for the Infantry Assault Badge ⓘ |
| GermanName | Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherClassIntroduced | General Assault Badge with numbered grades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| institutedBy | Walther von Brauchitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedOn | 1940-06-01 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| material | silvered metal ⓘ |
| minimumCriteria | participation in three separate combat engagements ⓘ |
| motif |
crossed bayonet and stick grenade
ⓘ
national eagle with swastika ⓘ oak leaf wreath ⓘ |
| numberedGrades |
100
GENERATED
ⓘ
25 GENERATED ⓘ 50 GENERATED ⓘ 75 GENERATED ⓘ |
| prohibitionStatusInGermany | must be displayed without swastika in public contexts ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize participation in infantry assaults or combat actions ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Close Combat Clasp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Infantry Assault Badge NERFINISHED ⓘ Panzer Assault Badge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseAttachment | vertical pin ⓘ |
| shape | oval badge ⓘ |
| status | obsolete decoration ⓘ |
| typicalFinish | silver-grey ⓘ |
| wearerBranch |
Heer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ground units NERFINISHED ⓘ Waffen-SS attached to army units ⓘ |
| wornOn | left breast pocket ⓘ |
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