Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Auction Archive when he left the United

when he left the United States for the European Theater on April 28

working up in Bermuda the following month

worked as a motorist

and tip of the blade looks cleaned

constructed of smooth dark blue wool

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Auction Archive when he left the United(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a circular 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with some loss of finish evident, in very fine condition.