Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Auction he was transferred to the

he was transferred to the 10th Infantry Battalion

Footnote: The Order of the Rising Sun is a Japanese order

23 mm x 45

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Auction he was transferred to the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the obverse with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pin meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 64 mm (w) x 43. 43 mm (h), weighing 12. 5 grams, some loss of finish evident,