Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge certificate_of_authenticity before being tasked with leading

before being tasked with leading the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division “Prinz Eugen” in early 1944 in the fight against Bosnian partisans

measuring 17 mm (w) x 18 mm (h) to 21 mm (w) x 28 mm (h): in overall extremely fine condition

to assess Dixon's efficiency as an non-commissioned officer

Victory on January 28

returning home to become Officer Commanding of the 65th Battery

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge certificate_of_authenticity before being tasked with leading(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse depicts a Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 65 mm (w) x 44. 33 mm (h), weighing 21. 8 grams, in better than very fine condition.