Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge By Klein & Quenzer Archive Ldenscheid)

Ldenscheid)

while the silver medal was granted to Mayors and Provosts

on original War Decoration with crossed bronze swords

Duplessie embarked Central Europe on November 19

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge By Klein & Quenzer Archive Ldenscheid)(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) overlaid with a mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords and within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked on reverse with manufacturer code 65 for maker Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 36. 61 mm (w) x 43. 87 mm