Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Glaser & Söhne United Republic of With its original paper packet

With its original paper packet of issue

Mounted as worn German style

he was in air transit to the Middle Eastern theatre on May 14th

held together by dual magnetic metal rivets

the family later moving to Porquois Junction

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Glaser & Söhne United Republic of With its original paper packet(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L22 for Glaser & Shne, Dresden, measuring 36. 34 mm (w) x 43. 82 mm (h), weighing 21. 0