Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint visually-hidden circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “TREU TAPFER GEHORSAM” (“LOYAL BRAVE OBEDIENT”) and surrounded by a laurel wreath

all unmarked and demonstrating a variety of attachment apparatuses

from August 22 to September 14

silvered cap on the parachute

and on the interior left and right breasts underneath a shoulder lining of cotton-blended fabric

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint visually-hidden circumscribed by an inscription of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded 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 clip hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 32 mm (w) x 43. 84 mm