Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Award Document, To Late-War Recipient Unteroffizier Kurt Abraham United Republic of the 185th Parachute Infantry Regiment

the 185th Parachute Infantry Regiment was detached from the Folgore and remained in Italy with one its battalions

the pinback maker marked “WILHELM FÜHNER

Swing mounted on pin bar

maker cartouche in the center denoting CRAVANZOLA SUCC

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Award Document, To Late-War Recipient Unteroffizier Kurt Abraham United Republic of the 185th Parachute Infantry Regiment(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of gilded 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 crosses swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 60 mm (w) x 44. 23 mm (h), weighing 22. 1 grams,