Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Newly Listed he was a Lieutenant of

he was a Lieutenant of my Company

who may have taken his inspiration from a medal established and awarded by his father

1916 at Bramshott

An Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne badge (Paris

On October 16

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Newly Listed he was a Lieutenant of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting an integrated catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 56 mm (w) x 43. 88 mm (h), weighing 24. 6 grams, some loss of finish evident, in overall near extremely