Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Auction Archive He returned to the United

He returned to the United States on March 30th

constructed of grey cotton

both with horizontal pinbacks)

spotting and light contact evident on both sides

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Auction Archive He returned to the United(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 39. 02 mm (w) x 44. 08 mm (h), weighing 13. 5 grams,