Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by Hermann Aurich visually-hidden It was during that difficult

It was during that difficult engagement that he earned his Iron Cross

age related wear visible

the HJ emblem enameled

exhibiting scattered gilt wear and spotting

The earliest photos show him during his time in the Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD = National Labour Service)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by Hermann Aurich visually-hidden It was during that difficult(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Etui). Constructed of blackened magnetic steel, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 113 for Hermann Aurich, Dresden, measuring 36.