Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge certificate_of_authenticity The explosion on the hangar

The explosion on the hangar deck ignited the fuel tanks on the aircraft

center appliqué in Gold

The Seaforth suffered grievously and 54 survivors fell into enemy hands

before being sent to permanent camps further from the front

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge certificate_of_authenticity The explosion on the hangar(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse depicts a Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 65 mm (w) x 44. 33 mm (h), weighing 21. 8 grams, in better than very fine condition.