Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction Archive with burn mark)

with burn mark)

33591 of Tuesday

His citation reads as follows: "This officer has led a number of bombing attacks and has destroyed at least two enemy aircraft

commanding the Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troop) Regiment 98

age 18 and a daughter

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction Archive with burn mark)(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 19 mm (w) x 43. 74 mm (h), weighing 24.