Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge Auction Archive Middle: a crest with a

Middle: a crest with a bolt of lightning striking it (the unit’s crest that gave it the nickname “Blitz”)

198 mm in diameter x 28 mm in depth

measuring 121 mm (w) x 43 mm (h)

covering loss on the lower part of the frame

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge Auction Archive Middle: a crest 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 raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 02 mm (w) x 44. 38 mm (h), weighing 11. 9 grams, in extremely fine