Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, With Award Document To Fritz Mengel Auction with maroon felt in the

with maroon felt in the void of the crown

They just built a bombproof hospital in one of the bastions

located just outside the town on a hill

The innovative and relatively successful tactics used were later copied by the Germans

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, With Award Document To Fritz Mengel Auction with maroon felt in the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of blackened bronze, 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 36. 67 mm (w) x 44. 00 mm (h), weighing 12. 1 grams, accompanied by its original