Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Republic of Telegrapher of the Beskidenkorps

Telegrapher of the Beskidenkorps

He enlisted in the Wehrmacht in 1937 and initially served with the 77th Infantry Regiment

the obverse of which is clutching a length of chain between its beaks with bottom inscription of “VIRIBUS UNITIS” (“WITH UNITED FORCES”)

perforated with four sets of dual holes for sew-on attachment

the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “DEM VERDIENSTE 1914” (“TO MERIT 1914”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Republic of Telegrapher of the Beskidenkorps(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, 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 a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 46 mm