Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade United Republic of and fourteen links with a

and fourteen links with a central white enameled pearl

containing 48 pages printed in black ink on a coated white paper stock

on the centerband below the eagle is an oak-leaf wreath in silvered aluminum (2nd

Footnote: Awarded to service men who had at least six months at sea in minesweepers or escort trawlers

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade United Republic of and fourteen links with a(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 24 mm (w) x 44. 84 mm (h), some oxidation evident, in overall very fine condition.