Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Hold measuring 41mm (x59mm including wreath

measuring 41mm (x59mm including wreath suspension)

He later went on to fight in the First Battle of the Marne

Brigadier General Forrest was lost in action during a bombing attack on the submarine yards of Kiel

A 1936 May Day badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Hold measuring 41mm (x59mm including wreath(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 19 mm (w) x 43. 74 mm (h), weighing 24.