Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example with Case, by Carl Wild consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the plaque inscribed: "THEY SHALL

the plaque inscribed: "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD

" And here was a guy right in front of me

The spring clip is marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “U

In March 1946

pin marked “ C

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example with Case, by Carl Wild consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the plaque inscribed: "THEY SHALL(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 93 mm (w) x 44. 45