The reverse reveals it is an early stamped hollow back version. Do not process, store, or transmit any personally identifiable information pii, unclassifiedfouo or classified information on. The general assault badge deserves as much collector esteem and attention as its more popular brethren, the infantry assault badge and the panzer assault badge. The obverse depicts a rifle and bayonet below a heer closed winged eagle clutching a swastika in its talons and is surrounded by an acorn and oak leaf wreath. The security accreditation level of this site is unclassified and below.
The infantry assault badges book is the first work specifically devoted to an in depth study of the infantry assault badge, one of the best recognized awards of the german military during world war two. It is a stamped, hollow backed example, with very good detailing. Reproduction german wwii bronze infantry assault badge. This video offers an insight into another iconic piece of ww2 german awards, the infantry assault badge silver. Though missing its hinge and pin, a nice hard to find fcl badge. The reverse of the badge is flat and slightly concave.
The regimental commander is authorized to award the badge. Infantry assault badge infanterie sturmabzeichen infantry assault badge in silver. Get the best deals on ww2 german badge when you shop the largest online selection at. The luftwaffe ground combat badge by sascha weber another first for the collectors community, this book describes the regulations, documents and cases in addition to all known variants of this unique badge. A textbook example of a type c badge as shown in the luftwaffe paratrooper badge book, with a 1st pattern eagle and 2nd pattern wreath. Ive gotten the officer cap cockade, propaganda booklet and the wwi wound badge looked at by a few professional assessors. E juncker, the infantry assault in silver was instituted on the 20th december 1939 by the order of the oberbefehlshaber des heeres. An infantry soldier wearing the infantry assault badge in silver in september 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. A nice wwii german hollow back general assault badge in silver gab in silver. The silver infantry assault badge was awarded to enlisted men, officers, ncos of rifle companies not in motorized infantry divisions and mountain troop companies. General assault badge third reich army badges germany. Germany 19331945 47 the notable figures auction series the estate of ssobergruppenfuhrer arthur. Here we have a great, textbook, vet purchased example of a silver jfs iab.
Infantry assault badge silver infanteriesturmabzeichen from. Allgemeines sturmabzeichen by ferdinand hoffstadter of bonn a. The badge of the german army 193945 the infantry assault badge wehrmacht, militaria, medals and decorations, badges, combat awards. General, infantry and panzer assault badges along with ss honor. Albert goodwin collection 126 a gentlemans collection. The silver class was instituted on december 30, 1939, it was awarded to infantry soldiers, after following one of those criteria. Click on the picture to see larger images of this item.
We only rarely offer medals, badges or edged weapons on the usmbooks. During world war i, the iron cross both second and first class were awarded for a variety of actionsbravery in an assault as well as steadfastness in the defense. Infantry assault badges with the least the lightest badge is a 7. The only one that seems to have people guessing is the infantry assault badge. There was a fourth onethe assault badge for medical corpsmen. This back of this badge is flat, being maker marked w in a circle. As mentioned above on june 1, 1940, the bronze infantry assault badge was instituted for motorized infantry regiments. An award known as the infantry assault badge was developed.
This section of the website covers the history of both pieces. This is a nice combat worn wwii german infantry assault badge in silver. Infanteriesturmabzeichen was a german war badge awarded to waffenss and wehrmacht heer soldiers during the second world war. The badge is in the form of a wreath of overlapping oak leaves with a wehrmacht eagle at the top. G23727 add to compare a silver grade infantry badge by josef felix sohne, gablonz.
Steam community guide how to level up the infantry. Infantry assault badge third reich army badges germany europe. Just a quick note to thank you for your great service and for the great books. Third reich army badges 107 view all 2 army paratrooper badge 1 army flak. The badge is awarded to infantrymen and special forces soldiers in the rank of colonel and below, who fought in active ground combat while assigned as members of either an infantry or special forces unit of brigade. The 4th infantry division and fort carson builds and maintains combat ready expeditionary forces necessary to fight and win in complex environments as members of a joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational jiim team or as a mission command element mce.
The ablity to educate the collector to the particular details of each manufacturers variations is invaluable. On over 250 pages with more than color pictures, the author analyzes the infantry assault badge of various manufactures and a total of ninety variations. The expert infantryman badge, or eib, is a special skills badge of the united states army. This infantry assault badge is quite striking, with a nice, bronze color. The bronzed class had criteria similar to the requirements the silver. So mod your sa rifle with sniper rounds names are different for each faction and the scout iis barrel at minimum.
There is a great book called voices of stalingrad by jonathan bastable. This badge was awarded to the infantry soldier who had taken part in three or more armed assaults on three or more days, it was also awarded to those members who were wounded on an assault and who then also qualified for a wound badge. The cib is awarded to infantrymen for participation in ground combat while the eib is presented for completion of a course of testing. Both the wreath and eagle are made from zinc, including the. Infantry assault badge in silver limited availability. Can someone please tell me what they think of this iab. This book by sascha weber is about the luftwaffe equivalent to the infantry assault badge and makes a perfect addition to webers earlier study. To have taken part in three or more infantry assaults. I love this book, even though once the limited, signed, edition arrived i was compelled to remove several reproduction infantry assault badges from my collection.
Scarce ww2 german infantry assault badge by hermann aurich. This little book does a fair job of providing a cursory overview of three different german army and waffenss awards. The iron cross 1st, infantry assault badge in silver, wound badge in black 1st openwork version, and the bulgarian cross for bravery, 2nd class, are pinned on the tunic, along with a ribbon bar with the iron cross 2, editorialuseonly. The combat infantryman badge cib is a united states army military award. The badge is awarded to infantrymen and special forces soldiers in the rank of colonel and below, who fought in active ground combat while assigned as members of either an infantry or special forces unit of brigade size or smaller at any time after 6 december 1941. This booklet follows on in the series of the german collectors books and is designed specifically to weed out reproductions that are quite common and still prevailing on the collectors market today. This is a war time zinc iab in silver that has almost no finish left on it. Reddick militarias german ww2 infantry assault badge is diestruck in solid zinc, like many latewar production pieces. Edition by sascha weber and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book is a first rate addition to anyones military library. Over color photographs trace the history of the infanteriesturmabzeichen and present multiple views of examples of the badges by all known and some unknown manufacturers.
New publication a definitive guide to the german awards of world war ii, volume 1. There were three types of assault badges awarded in the german army. Just buy this book do yourself a favor and buy it, it has all the information you need, this is a must for any book collection. Among these are all the makermarked contemporary infantry assault badges.
Ever since the update that added the scout iis barrel for sa rifles, its made them a very viable option for both as a weapon to use normally and to level up the infantry assault ribbon. Til that german stalingrad veterans would often break their infantry assault badges as an indication that earning the assault badge in stalingrad was a different level of achievement than earning it somewhere else. Infantry assault badge third reich army badges germany. New publication the general assault badge frank heukemes. Due to excessively high wrapped weight shipping is weighted on this title. With over 1,000 color photographs, the author traces the history of the infantriesturmabzeichen, presenting multiple views of examples by all of the known and some unknown manufacturers.
Members of infantry and mountain regiments will be awarded the infantry assault badge in silver, and members of the motorized grenadier and reconnaissance regiments will be awarded the infantry assault badge in bronze. Infantry assault badge your choice of bronze or silver. Details are very nice, with the closed wing army eagle being incorporated into the single piece construction. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Service general assault badge infantry assault badge panzer assault badge. Infantry assault badge collector to collector militaria.
The infantry assault badge in silver infanteriesturmabzeichen was instituted in 1939 to recognize combat participation by members of infantry units. Some collectors said it was real and a couple were leery of it. Infantry assault badge infanteriesturmabzeichen the infantry assault badge was instituted on december 20, 1939 to single out the combat participation of officers and men of the infantry and mountain infantry. Allgemeines sturmabzeichen was a military decoration awarded during world war ii to personnel of the german army, waffenss and ordnungspolizei order police who supported an infantry attack but were not part of specific infantry units and therefore did not qualify for the infantry assault badge. Although similar in name and appearance to the combat infantryman badge cib, it is a completely different award. This is the first work specifically devoted to an indepth study of the infantry assault badge, one of the most recognized awards of the german military during world war ii. Like many latewar production pieces, this badge is onepiece, diestruck in solid zinc. J adam i just love this book, even though once it arrived, i was compelled to remove several reproduction infantry assault badges from my collection. This infantry assault award features silver frosted obverse. German ww2 infantry assault badge, late war production, solid back. To have taken part in three or more infantry counterattacks. This book is the first work specifically devoted to an in depth study of the infantry assault badge, one of the best recognized awards of the german military during world war two. Home infantry assault badges 17685 infantry assault badge.
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