Germany, Imperial. A Black Grade Wound Badge GTRexclude with olive drab finish

with olive drab finish

With establishment of the SS Division PRINZ EUGEN in 1943 most of the men were transferred from these locally called "German Regiments" into new SS Division

Flight Sub-Lieutenant Alan B

Footnote: This cap stems from a member of the Waffen-SS who was captured by American allied forces at the end of the Second War

but Ferdinand was still not satisfied

Germany, Imperial. A Black Grade Wound Badge GTRexclude with olive drab finishA first war German Black Grade Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen); oval shaped blackened bronze; hollow version; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 39. 47 mm (w) x 44. 71 mm (h); weighing 9. 3 grams; in overall extremely fine condition.