Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Official Vienna Mint GTRexclude A Cased WWII Fascist/Italian Observer

A Cased WWII Fascist/Italian Observer Qualification Badge - Bronze gilt

over a field of white-enamel

Polizeianwärter

He later represented the RAF competitively in Athletics

The two American officers in the patrol were both awarded the Silver Star but none was issued to Sutcliffe and although recommended for it

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Official Vienna Mint GTRexclude A Cased WWII Fascist/Italian Observer(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse with an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with code 30 indicating manufacture by the Official Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 19 mm (w) x 43. 75 mm (h), weighing 25. 0 grams, in better than very fine