Germany, Wehrmacht. A First War Wound Badge, Silver Grade, Hollow Centre Newly Listed the inside back cover frame

the inside back cover frame left blank

along with a knight’s helmet on the upper arm

It was on the coast just to the north that the 3rd Canadian Division landed but he did not reach the beaches of Normandy

Footnote: This badge stems from the personal collection of predominant historian Thomas Durante

Germany, Wehrmacht. A First War Wound Badge, Silver Grade, Hollow Centre Newly Listed the inside back cover frame(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). An oval badge constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse presents a vertical pinback, with a hollow centre, measures 38. 25 mm (w) x 43. 39 mm (h), weighs 11. 9 grams, and in very fine condition.