Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, First Pattern GTRexclude For his successes in the

For his successes in the French campaign he was awarded the Knight's Cross and promoted into a Colonel General

two at 30 mm (w) x 38 mm (h) each

with a black cotton strap sewn in place between the two rear buttons for hanging the pants on a hook

75 mm x 100 mm each)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, First Pattern GTRexclude For his successes in the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silver). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 65 mm (w) x 43. 70 mm (h), weighing 9. 3 grams, with some loss of finish evident, a