A Second War German General Assault Badge Auction Archive The Distinguished Service Cross was

The Distinguished Service Cross was awarded on September 14

with golden-yellow trim along all four sides of the tab

Footnote: Charlie Fretz was born on March 22

with a period original ribbon

A Second War German General Assault Badge Auction Archive The Distinguished Service Cross wasA second war German Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen; in oval silvered zink; consisting of an oak leaf wreath with a pair of acorns at the base, with a large Wehrmacht style eagle with folded wings clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, and a crossed bayonet and stick grenade in the centre; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, crimped sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; measuring 54. 00 mm x 42. 12 mm; weighing 27. 7 grams;