Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Auction Chapter IV : En Route

Chapter IV : En Route for the Somme - Albert

suspended from a 20

a Romanian Crusade Against Communism Medal

and is commemorated on page 385 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance

He was later involved in the invasion of Italy and also served in the Burmese war theatre

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Auction Chapter IV : En Route(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded feinzink, 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 an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 58 mm (w) x 44. 25 mm (h), weighing 24. 8 grams with loss of finish evident