Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Archive Martins Plain Camp at Shorncliffe

Martins Plain Camp at Shorncliffe

spotting evident on the front panel

Star for the Lima Campaign

Most pictures have handwritten notes

to be awarded to those who had made a significant effort in the relief of the Danish population from the effects of German occupation during the Second World War

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Archive Martins Plain Camp at Shorncliffe(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 11 mm (w) x 45. 04 mm (h), in near mint condition.