Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Buy Now Following attacking forces

Following attacking forces

centerpiece in gilded silver and enamels

At the end of the war he held the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer

Ellen Oxenham

flanked by a row of gold-coloured bullion wire on either side

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Buy Now Following attacking forces(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of a blackened zink alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, around a central raised Stahlhelm bearing a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 60 mm (w) x 43. 40 mm (h), weighing 8. 7 grams, with minor oxidation and loss of finish