Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Wound Badge, Black Grade, With Case GTRexclude both pieces held in place

both pieces held in place via a blue wire to their original ribbon

05 mm (w) x 56

Until May of 1942 he was engaged in defensive battles in northern Finland

One of the most distinctive whistles is the boatswain's pipe used aboard naval vessels to issue commands and salute dignitaries

with the visor removed as per regulation

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Wound Badge, Black Grade, With Case GTRexclude both pieces held in place(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Etui). 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. 64 mm (w) x 44. 15 mm (h), weighing 6. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original