Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, Owner-Attributed Example Archive named to Grunert as a

named to Grunert as a Leutnant of II

(unofficial) silvered medal

he was awarded the Netherlands: Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords

a rare award which remains in extremely fine condition

during and after the Siege of Malta

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, Owner-Attributed Example Archive named to Grunert as a(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse bearing a hand etched owners name of UFFZ. RUDI ZIKOFF, measuring 36. 65 mm (w) x 44.