Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander United Republic of a group of artillery officers

a group of artillery officers began pilot training in artillery and air observation

at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile

An extremely high quality example in toned alpaca

he was transferred to the Canadian Hospital in Eastbourne where he died on May 16th 1918 at 2:00am

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander United Republic of a group of artillery officers(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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 a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 63 mm (w) x 44. 30 mm (h), weighing 6. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original package of