Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of First Pattern Wound Badges Hold Instituted 2 December 1849 by

Instituted 2 December 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I

A “Strength Through Joy” vacation on the Rhein badge

some loss of finish and material fatigue evident to the insignia and lanyard

Institution date unknown

It is likely that Annie S

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of First Pattern Wound Badges Hold Instituted 2 December 1849 by(Verwundetenabzeichen). A pair of first pattern Wound Badges, commonly issued to Condor Legion personnel, including: 1. A Black Grade award, constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with cut out edges, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,