Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Auction Archive a shield in his left

a shield in his left hand

52 mm (h - inclusive of integral half ring)

the five arms of the cross with the insignia of the five branches of the armed forces

underneath which sit seven smaller

The service book contains 32 pages with personal data

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Auction Archive a shield in his left(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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. 63 mm (w) x 44. 30 mm (h), weighing 6. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original package of