Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade certificate_of_authenticity Ich fliege um zu kämpfen

Ich fliege um zu kämpfen un wenn es sein muss für mein Vaterland un meinen Führer zu sterben” (German - I live to fly and work to live

A 1914 Mons Star with Bar to the West Yorkshire Regiment - 5TH AUG-22ND NOV

Kraas holds the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer and is the regiment commander of the SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 2 “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler”

the obverse depicting a rampant crowned lion holding a shield depicting the Bavarian coat of arms

light contact marks and light and even patina from age

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade certificate_of_authenticity Ich fliege um zu kämpfen(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 77 mm (w) x 45. 08 mm (h), weighing 12. 1 grams, in extremely fine condition.