Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade United Republic of and fourteen links with a

and fourteen links with a central white enameled pearl

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Footnote: Awarded to service men who had at least six months at sea in minesweepers or escort trawlers

where he was born and died

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade United Republic of and fourteen links with a(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 37. 24 mm (w) x 44. 84 mm (h), some oxidation evident, in overall very fine condition.