Germany, Wehrmacht. An Owner-Attributed Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Auction Johnson” on reverse

Johnson” on reverse

landing in France three weeks later

Moderate wear to exterior surfaces with 95% of silver band remaining

along with a double-looped ring for ribbon suspension that is clearly marked “800” and “65” for “Klein & Quenzer of Idar-Oberstein”

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Owner-Attributed Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Auction Johnson” on reverse(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 raised 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, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 87 mm (w) x 44. 14 mm (h), weighing 13.