Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer Archive marked “W” (Ferdinand Wiedmann

marked “W” (Ferdinand Wiedmann

Commander Robert Bartels of U-197 had radioed a distress signal on 20 August 1943

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) PRT Contingent Force ACR in Afghanistan Medal (in silvered metal

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Northern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Walkerton under the authority of G

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer Archive marked “W” (Ferdinand Wiedmann(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm bearing a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 65 mm (w) x