Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive The Bismarck had disappeared

The Bismarck had disappeared

measures 35 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

in generally fine condition

A 1930’s third reich period DJ (Deutsches Jungvolk/German Youths) membership badge

all mounted on a black wool base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive The Bismarck had disappeared(Verwundetenabzeichen). An ovular badge constructed of silvered tombac, the obverse bearing a central Stahlhelm overlaid with a mobile swastika, superimposed over two upwards facing crossed swords on a pebbled background, encompassed by a laurel leaf wreath tied with a ribbon in a bow at the bottom, the reverse is plain, bearing a vertical pinback with a flat wire catch, measuring 36. 42 mm (w) x 44. 16 mm (h), weighing 33. 1 grams, very fine.