Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Auction Archive 206 mm x 252 mm

206 mm x 252 mm

a China Campaign Medal

1st Class and the Medal of Military Virtue

with four glass stones embedded in each handle of the crossed swords

He attributed the acquisition of his illness to the United States Army Air Corps accidentally bombing his unit at Caen

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Auction Archive 206 mm x 252 mm(Verwundetenabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of gilded tombac, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, pin stamped with illegible number, measuring 36. 61 mm (w) x 44. 18 mm (h), weighing 34. 1 grams, and very fine condition.