Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Newly Listed and bring us back when

and bring us back when we're through

the sailors name has been removed at some point

he had received the Iron Cross 1st Class

Badge in silvered wire

He was sent to the United States

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Newly Listed and bring us back when(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 62 mm (w) x 43. 95 mm (h), weighing 12. 5 grams, minor loss of finish evident, in overall near extremely