Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Newly Listed possibly from pinning to a

possibly from pinning to a wall

Badge in silvered wire

he was invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Cambria

the sailors name has been removed at some point

town marked

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Newly Listed possibly from pinning to a(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, 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 a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 62 mm (w) x 43. 95 mm (h), weighing 12. 5 grams, minor loss of finish evident, in overall near extremely