A First War German Black Grade Wound Badge GTRexclude 1937 Kyffhäuser Verband Kreiswettkampf 4

1937 Kyffhäuser Verband Kreiswettkampf 4

and Victory Medal (17130 CPL

maker marked with logo and “Ges

Most night flying had to be done by instruments from takeoff due to lack of any ground or horizon references

He returned to the United States

A First War German Black Grade Wound Badge GTRexclude 1937 Kyffhäuser Verband Kreiswettkampf 4A second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped black metal (magentic); the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel wreaths 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 43. 42 mm x 38. 43 mm; weighing 11. 7 grams; with approximately 50% of the original finish remaining. (C: 186)