Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer GTRexclude with three loops on the

with three loops on the reverse to attach to the shako helmet

the reverse with a central gilt medallion inscribed UNION DISCIPLINE TRAVAIL on a pebbled ground

The blade presents plain with the exception of a maker’s mark of “WKC

measuring 60 mm (w) x 137 mm (h))

"to cheer and improve the morale and determination of its soldiers"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer GTRexclude with three loops on the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised 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 26 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 57 mm (w) x 43. 96