Set of German Combat Decorations.

1.) General Assault Badge (Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen).
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 afterwards award of the badge was extended to other support personnel including artillery and assault gun personnel, anti-tank and anti-aircraft personnel and medical personnel.
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.Die struck, solid backed, alloy construction award with a silver finish. The badge features a cut-out, high relief Wehrmacht styled eagle with down-swept wings positioned above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, and encompassed by an embossed, vertically oval, oak-leaf wreath.
Zink contstruction with clean soldering of the the setup.The badge shows signs of wear.
Marking on the reverse in the form of in the form of letters under the needle, known producer: Frank & Reif, Stuttgart

Material / type of production: zinc / solid embossing
Height: 53.1 mm
Width: 42.5 mm
Weight: 31.45 g

2.) Panzer Assault Badge in Bronze (Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze).

The Panzer Assault Badge in bronze was introduced by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch on June 1st 1940 for award to Panzer-Grenadier, medical, and armored car personnel who participated in three different armored assaults on three different days.
The design of the badge was identical to the earlier instituted Panzer Assault Badge in silver for Panzer personnel except for the coloration.
Marking on the reverse in the form of a logo under the needle: AS for Adolf Schwerdt.

Material / type of production: zinc / solid embossing
Height: 62.3 mm
Width: 42.2 mm
Weight: 19.12 g