Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, Unknown Maker Variant Archive the reverse inscribed “FRIEDRICH AUGUST

the reverse inscribed “FRIEDRICH AUGUST MEDAILLE”

a two page Index

who served in the Royal Army of Württemberg

a “central maker mark” variant in better than very fine condition

The battalion saw its first action at Saint-Eloi in April 1916 and went on to serve on the Somme

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, Unknown Maker Variant Archive the reverse inscribed “FRIEDRICH AUGUST(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz, 1. Form). Constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, the obverse with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by a documented by unidentified