Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Hold to be worn on tropical

to be worn on tropical shirts (simillar to US half size wings)

and was again awarded during the Second World War

Under German occupation

1901 in Belfast

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Hold to be worn on tropical(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 39. 02 mm (w) x 44. 40 mm (h), weighing 13. 6 grams, with most of the silver