Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case Auction Archive the oak leaves of Great

the oak leaves of Great Britain and the pine of the United States

the twelve o’clock arm bearing a crosses swords clasp

in its cardboard box of issue)

1914) on 19 August 1942 in Warsaw

this is a typical machine woven (BeVo) example in silver thread over black rayon

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case Auction Archive the oak leaves of Great(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Etui). Constructed of of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 05 mm (w) x 43. 44 mm (h), weighing 6. 7 grams, accompanied by