Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Archive 58 mm pin on reverse

58 mm pin on reverse

"CANADA" in silver wire on black wool shoulder flashes on both shoulders

Constructed of a yellow cotton blend with black machine-embroidered text reading “Deutsche Wehrmacht” (“German Armed Forces”)

Gravenhurst in Sales (1936-1940) and DeHavilland Aircraft as an Aero Engine Fitter (1941-1942)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Archive 58 mm pin on reverse(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with some loss of finish evident, in very fine condition.