General Assault Badge
General Assault Badge is an award or military decoration.
Also recorded as Assault Badge.
Overview
Courage award in Nazi Germany for soldiers of e.g. artillery and pioneer units who supported the infantry during assault attacks (1940-1945, since 1943 in five levels).
In detail
Recorded constituent parts are General Assault Badge 5th level (number 100), General Assault Badge 4th level (number 75), General Assault Badge 3rd level (number 50) and General Assault Badge 2nd level (number 25).
It is associated with Nazi Germany. The record gives 1940 as its date of establishment or first appearance.
Sources
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- 1.
“General Assault Badge”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q660055: General Assault Badge
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