Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Auction commanding Bomber Command's 4 Group

commanding Bomber Command's 4 Group

he was awarded his Purple Heart on October 5

Warrant Officer 1st Class P

Rieckhoff led his wing during the bombing of Moscow

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Auction commanding Bomber Command's 4 Group(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 48 mm (w) x 52. 02 mm (h), weighing 8. 9 grams, with most of the silvered finish lost, a hollow back version