Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Auction Archive he counted a total of

he counted a total of five chutes in the air

He was then appointed Chief Medical Officer with the Military Command France until June of 1942

pleasant patina on frame

Constructed of fine quality gilded aluminum with very fine details on the wings and the eagle’s chest

labour was intensive and never ending

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Auction Archive he counted a total of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the obverse 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. 76 mm (w) x 44. 36 mm (h), weighing 11. 8 grams, in better than very fine condition.