Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint certificate_of_authenticity The portepee measures 420 mm

The portepee measures 420 mm in total length

At about 13:15 that afternoon

The first version is worn from a purple ribbon

he was listed in the Bournemouth Phone Book as a Dental Surgeon and died at the age of 64 in Christchurch

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint certificate_of_authenticity The portepee measures 420 mm(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, 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 a clip hinge and wide flattened pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 26 mm (w) x 43. 82