Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare First Pattern Black Wound Badge, Screwback Variation GTRexclude Germany (Third Reich): East Medal

Germany (Third Reich): East Medal (silvered and blackened zinc

flanked by dates of “1219” and “1671”

marked on reverse with silver content of “

stabbed them and chucked them out the window onto garden manure heaps

He injured his left ankle in December 1916 and was in hospital for three months recovering

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare First Pattern Black Wound Badge, Screwback Variation GTRexclude Germany (Third Reich): East Medal(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of a first pattern oval laurel leaf wreath with edges cut out, 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 a central threaded lug retaining a period original magnetic metal backplate, unmarked, measuring 38. 10 mm (w) x 43. 89 mm (h), weighing 16. 1