A Silver Grade Wound Badge By Josef Rückner & Sohn Auction Archive He resigned in the course

He resigned in the course of theBlomberg-Fritsch Affair of 1938

28 mm x 38 mm

inscribed "OLYMPISCHE SPIELE" above the eagle

dirt in the recessed areas from polishing

returning to the Base Depot

A Silver Grade Wound Badge By Josef Rückner & Sohn Auction Archive He resigned in the courseA second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel wreaths with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked 92 for Josef Rckner & Sohn, Gablonz; measuring 43. 90 mm x 36. 40 mm; weighing 25. 7 grams;