Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Auction 45 mm (w) x 72

45 mm (w) x 72

both boards feature an embroidered “9” in black threading

mounted on top of bright white wool waffenfarbe bases

the 1st Battalion fought several engagements with the enemy several kilometers southeast of Đức Phổ District

miniature badge in gilt and enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Auction 45 mm (w) x 72A Wound Badge, Black Grade, By Eugene Schmidthaussler; (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened zinc, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, maker marked E. S. P. for Eugene Schmidthaussler, Pforzheim, on reverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), in