he quickly rose to prominence for his gallantry in action
The document measures 295 mm x 208 mm
to present "a more acceptable image of the Third Reich
posthumous recipient of the Knight’s Cross
(Deutsches Afrikakorps Brustadler)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Buy Now he quickly rose to prominenceA 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