that he was not married and that his trade was that of Clerk (later Mechanical Engineer
Miniature of Prussian Military Merit Cross
Following the completion of the base set up
a very rare and unique badge in extremely good conditions
but for most of the war served on Infantry Regiment 423
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Auction Archive that he was not married(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 92 mm (w) x 44.