Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example with Case, by Carl Wild Province of China 349 of September 19

349 of September 19

then posted to the Canadian Army Medical Corps Casualty Depot on January 3

and include running marks and surface oxidation throughout the blade

After the occupation of the French channel

closing with a final studio portrait of Schütz wearing the 1939 Iron Cross II Class ribbon with the I Class decoration

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example with Case, by Carl Wild Province of China 349 of September 19(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 93 mm (w) x 44. 45