Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by the Vienna Mint Archive "To return to Civil Life"

"To return to Civil Life"

An extremely well-preserved Heer Panzer Officer’s M38 overseas cap

1920 in Oberfucha

During Operation Husky on July 10

the service chevrons are “not really of much value now to the Canadians

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by the Vienna Mint Archive "To return to Civil Life"(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 66 mm (w) x 44.