Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Package, by Friedrich Orth United Republic of both edged in golden cello

both edged in golden cello threads

before enlisting with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Vancouver

typed in black ink on a white tissue-like paper stock

the reverse with a functional horizontal pinback

He notably saw extensive service on both the Western and Eastern Fronts

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Package, by Friedrich Orth United Republic of both edged in golden cello(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with an illegible LDO code, measuring 36. 91 mm (w) x 44. 38 mm (h), weighing 12. 5 grams, accompanied by its