Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity A “Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten

A “Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42”

he was awarded the Defence Medal

well hallmarked on reverse

It is stamped on the right pocket

16 mm x 22

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity A “Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of feinzink, the obverse with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on a pebbled field, on top of crossed swords, within an oval laurel wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with code 26 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 54 mm (w) x 43. 58 (h), weighing 22. 2 grams, with loss of all gilt with the exception of the