Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Auction The official hit list (Abschußliste)

The official hit list (Abschußliste) is dated to January 21

45 mm (w) x 72

the bayonet measuring 545 mm in length

the 1st Battalion fought several engagements with the enemy several kilometers southeast of Đức Phổ District

both boards feature an embroidered “9” in black threading

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Auction The official hit list (Abschußliste)A Wound Badge, Black Grade, By Eugene Schmidthaussler; (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened zinc, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, maker marked E. S. P. for Eugene Schmidthaussler, Pforzheim, on reverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), in