Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern GTRexclude soldiers and women ascending the

soldiers and women ascending the steps of Sanssouci (the summer palace of Frederick the Great

The blade sites within a replaced silvered zink upper crossguard

1917 and was awarded a Good Conduct Badge in the field on October 28th

on a coated paper stock

It features a turned down-collar which is lined in smooth dark green wool and flanked on each side by tabs

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern GTRexclude soldiers and women ascending the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of a blackened zink alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, around a central raised Stahlhelm bearing a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 60 mm (w) x 43. 40 mm (h), weighing 8. 7 grams, with minor oxidation and loss of finish